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** Business ........................A11 Diversions .....................C7 Local & State ...............B1-7 Obituaries ......................B2 Sports.........................C1-5 Viewpoints ...................A12 FRIDAYSunshine 66 / 53THURSDAYSunny 64 / 43TODAYMostly sunny 65 / 42 Panama City News Herald Want to subscribe? Call 850-747-5050 FOOD | D1GARDEN FRESHWhat to plant now for a year of PastaPestoPrego Wednesday, March 7, 2018 PANAMA CITY @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald75 Â¢ www.newsherald.com LOCAL | B1SUSPECT IN COURT4 years a er the murder of wife, Philip Moran goes on trial By John Henderson522-5108 | @PCNHjohn jhenderson@pcnh.comPANAMA CITY Â„ A new sports park on the Beach that is projectedto bring in thousands of visitors each year should be open by next spring.The Bay County Commis-sion on Tuesday gave the final approval on the project, which is expected to cost about $37 million.The first phase consists of 13 fields, includingeight rectangular fields for soccer, lacrosse, rugby, football and flag football, as well as five collegiate-sized baseball and softball fields.When it is complete, the project, located on 210 acres on the east end of Panama City Beach within the Breakfast Point develop-ment, is proposed to consist of an outdoor field complex, an indoor sports center and a new elementary school. The Convention and Visitors Bureau is trying to secure Triumph Gulf Coast oil spill funds for the indoor center.ÂThis project really will transform Panama City Beach County approves $37M parkThe Â“ rst phase of the project includes building 13 Â“ elds, including rectangular Â“ elds for soccer, lacrosse, rugby, football and Â” ag football, as well as Â“ ve collegiatesized baseball and softball Â“ elds. [CONTRIBUTED ART] By Eryn Dion747-5069 | @PCNHErynDion edion@pcnh.comPANAMA CITY BEACH Â„ As the first visitors arrived in Panama City Beach for Spring Break last weekend, so too did the first arrests for violations of the sandy beach alcohol ban.Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman said there have been 82 Spring Break-related arrests. About 40 of those arrests, Whitman said, were for drinking on the sandy beach.Whitman added that so far, the crowds look similar to last year.Bay County SheriffÂs Office spokeswoman Ruth Corley said that as of Monday, they had arrested six people for drinking on the sandy beach. She said deputies in the field have noticed more families on the beach this time of year, though they anticipate an increase in the Spring Break population in the coming weeks.Possession of alcohol on the sandy beach is illegal during March in Panama City Beach.BCSOÂs first arrests came Friday when deputies made contact with a group of four women, two from Indiana and two from North Carolina, behind Gulf Crest Condominiums. The women initially denied About 40 arrested for drinking alcohol on beach last week Bay County SheriffÂs OfÂ“ ce arrests a man on charges him with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest with violence and battery of a police ofÂ“ cer at Panama City Beach on Saturday. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD] See PARK, A6 See BEACH, A7 SchoolÂs false alarm triggers police actionSchool Safety and Security Chief Mike Jones shows the alert he received when Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School accidentally activated its School Guard active shooter alert. By Eryn Dion747-5069 | @PCNHErynDion edion@pcnh.comPANAMA CITY Â„ An accidental triggering of the new active shooter alert app School Guard triggered a ÂmassiveÂŽ police response Tuesday morning to Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School.When triggered, the app alerts all law enforcement within a certain radius to a possible active shooter The administration at Cherry Elementary School thought the app was in test modeSchool Safety and Security Chief Mike Jones informs local law enforcement that Cherry Street Elementary School ofÂ“ cials accidentally activated an active shooter alarm while testing the new Hero911 app. The app is a new safety measure that local law enforcement plans to use to keep students safe at school. [PHOTOS BY PATTI BLAKE/THE NEWS HERALD] See ACTION, A7

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** A2 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News HeraldRon Green, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, sent us this photo of sunset taken at the City Pier on Panama City Beach. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] PICTURE PERFECT We want your photos: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of residence and information about the photo. You can email photos to yourpix@pcnh.com. CATCH OF THE DAYWe want to see your catch of the day: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of residence and information about the photo. Email photos to yourpix@pcnh.com. In the wake of this weekÂs deadly school shooting in South Florida, local residents and leaders Friday offered widely split opinions on the best path forward Â„ from arming more teachers and officers to banning semiautomatic weapons. Carey Scott: ÂSenator Gainer, Representative Dunn and Superintendent Husfelt are all dedicated and empathetic public servants. They clearly have a grasp of, and a deep concern for, the dangers now present that represent developments in our society that defy understanding. I will leave the debate points to them and those with opposing views. However, although mentioned, almost in passing, is the issue of mental health and prevalence of now chronic disorders that play a huge role in many of these violent and deadly incidents. Perhaps a closer look at psychoactive psychiatric drugs, now widely dispensed and aggressively marketed, may prove both enlightening and helpful. I have not conducted any vigorous review of the literature but I would suspect that there is a direct relationship between these powerful neuro-chemical agents and what is now sadly common in our schools. Someone earlier commented, using the word oligarchy. Again, I cannot offer a quantiÂ“ ed, well researched and explored thesis of this relationship but simple observation and the last several decades of diagnostic history strongly suggest this can be ignored only at our collective peril. My thoughts and prayers go out to all victims and families touched by these incredibly horrible tragedies. The pharmaceutical industry bears a public duty to actively participate in, and contribute to, the process of Â“ nding contributing causes and potential solutions. I am not offering commentary regarding the NRA but I can tell you that ÂBig PharmaÂsÂŽ lobbying efforts are deeper and further reaching than any other industry I have seen. My point is that we should exhaust every avenue of inquiry. Godspeed to all who work for the public good, your service is incredibly valuable and appreciated.ÂŽREADER FEEDBACKToday is Wednesday, March 7 the 66th day of 2018. There are 299 days left in the year.Highlight in HistoryOn March 7, 1965 a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriffÂs posse in what came to be known as ÂBloody Sunday.ÂŽOn this dateIn 1530 Pope Clement VII threatened to excommunicate EnglandÂs King Henry VIII if he went through with plans to marry Anne Boleyn, who became HenryÂs second wife after Catherine of Aragon. (The pope made good on his excommunication threat in 1533.) In 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, France declared war on Spain. In 1850 in a three-hour speech to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as a means of preserving the Union. In 1926 the Â“ rst successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London. In 1936 Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact. In 1945 during World War II, U.S. forces crossed the Rhine at Remagen, Germany, using the damaged but still usable Ludendorff Bridge. In 1955 the Â“ rst TV production of the musical ÂPeter PanÂŽ starring Mary Martin aired on NBC. In 1967 the musical ÂYouÂre a Good Man, Charlie Brown,ÂŽ based on the ÂPeanutsÂŽ comic strips by Charles M. Schulz, opened in New YorkÂs Greenwich Village, beginning an off-Broadway run of 1,597 performances. TODAY IN HISTORYChad Jones shared this photo with the Panama City Fishing Facebook group and said, ÂFish gang at it again.ÂŽ [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] 1 EMERALD COAST CRUIZINÂ: Through the weekend at Aaron Bessant Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach. Today: 8 a.m. registration and vendor set up; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. block party at Seahaven; 5 p.m. parade through Pier Park; 6 p.m. welcome party at SharkyÂs. Details: emeraldcoastcruizin.com2 CALLAWAY SENIORS PROGRAM: 9 a.m. to noon the Callaway Fellowship Center, hosted by the Bay County Council on Aging, with exercise classes, tai chi, bingo, line dancing, cards and lunch. Seniors 60 and over. Details: 769-34683 AWKWARD OXEN IMPROV HOUR: 10 a.m. at Fonville Press in Alys Beach. Free; suitable for all ages. Seaside RepÂs improv troupe plays games, makes up scenes and songs on the spot. Audience members can workshop on Wednesday and perform with them on Thursday. Details: LoveTheRep.com4 ART & FUN: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Lynn Haven Senior Center. Details: 850-277-27305 COMMUNITY SERVICES AWARENESS DAY : 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside McSpadden Student Union East building at GCSC Panama City campus. Representatives from local organizations speak to students and the community about healthy and safe lifestyles. Free. Details: 850769-1551, ext. 48616 LINE DANCING: noon at the Lynn Haven Senior Center. Beginning and advance classes offered. Details: 850-277-2730GO AND DOTV personality Willard Scott is 84. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Janet Guthrie is 80. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 78. Entertainment executive Michael Eisner is 76. Rock singer Peter Wolf is 72. Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris is 68. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann is 66. R&B singer-musician Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 66. Golfer Tom Lehman is 59. Comedian Wanda Sykes is 54. To submit birthdays, email pcnhnews@pcnh.com with ÂbirthdayÂŽ in the subject line, or drop off a current photo and fill out a birthday form at the front desk of The News Herald, 501 W. 11th St. The deadline is noon three business days prior to the birthday. Birthday announcements must include the personÂs first and last name, city and age. 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** A4 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News Herald NATION & WORLD DATELINESSACRAMENTO, CALIF. NEW YORKTony-award winning actress injured; daughter killed in wreckThe 4-year-old daughter of a Tony-award winning actress was killed along with a 1-year-old when a driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and slammed into them as they crossed a Brook-lyn street.Ruthie Ann Blumenstein, who goes by the stage name Ruthie Ann Miles, was injured in the collision Monday in the Park Slope neighborhood. Her daughter Abigail was killed. Blumenstein, who is pregnant, was walking with friend Lauren Lew, who had 1-year-old Joshua in a stroller. He died and Lew was also injured. A 46-year-old man was also struck by the car and was expected to sur-vive. He and the two women were hospitalized.JERUSALEMEinstein note fetches $6,100 at Jerusalem auctionFor Albert Einstein, it turns out the law of attraction was relative.A handwritten note by the Nobel-winning scientist, written to a young woman who apparently caught his eye during a trip to Italy, was sold at auction in Jerusalem on Tuesday.WinnerÂs Auctions and Exhibitions said Einstein was visiting his sister in Florence in October 1921 and learned that a young chemis-try student named Elisabetta Piccini lived in the apartment upstairs. It said the 42-year-old Einstein was interested in meeting the 22-year-old woman, who was the daugh-ter of a famous chemist, but she was too shy and turned him down.PARISFrance wants a stop to sexist stereotypes in advertisingLeading French advertisers and the countryÂs broadcast watchdog launched a nationwide plan Tuesday to fight sexist stereotypes in ads France is seeing an upsurge in such moves in favor of womenÂs rights, notably in the wake of sexual abuse revela-tions in Hollywood that raised awareness of sexual violence and harassment around the world. Some, however, worry that things are going too far. The head of FranceÂs advertising regulator sought to allay those fears.ÂNudity can be acceptableÂŽ in advertising for bathtubs and body creams, for example Â„ Âbut not to sell a car,ÂŽ Stephane Martin told The Associated Press.LOS ANGELESCalif. parents who housed kids in desert shack released A Southern California couple who pleaded not guilty to child abuse after authorities found them housing their three children in a makeshift shack was freed from jail Tuesday.Daniel Panico, 73, and Mona Kirk, 51, were released after their attorneys argued they arenÂt a flight risk and couldnÂt afford their $300,000 bail.KirkÂs attorney, Elizabeth Crabtree, said she and PanicoÂs attorney will argue next week that the couple deserves to be reunited with their children. Eventually theyÂll argue for the charges to be dropped.ÂI donÂt think thereÂs anything at this point that substantiates abuse,ÂŽ Crabtree said, adding that the couple should never have been arrested.BERLINTurkey asks Germany to change travel adviceTurkeyÂs foreign minister is urging Germany to reconsider its travel advice for his country, which has seen a slump in German tourists in recent years. Mevlut Cavusoglu says the guidance, which warns against travel to southern provinces and the arbitrary arrest of German citizens, doesnÂt reflect Âgood friendly relationsÂŽ between the two countries.Before a meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Cavusoglu said Turkey was no less safe than European cities. The number of Germans visiting Turkey fell from 5.6 million in 2015 to 3.5 million last year amid security concerns The Associated PressAttorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the National Association of Attorneys General Winter Meeting, Feb. 27 in Washington. Sessions will speak before the California Peace OfÂ“ cers Association on Wednesday to make whatÂs being billed as a major announcement about sanctuary policies that limit local and state cooperation with federal immigration authorities. [SUSAN WALSH/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]NEW YORKA man injects heroin into this arm under a bridge along the Wishkah River, June 13 at Kurt Cobain Memorial Park in Aberdeen, Wash. The government said non-fatal overdoses visits to hospital emergency rooms were up about 30 percent late last summer, compared to the same three-month period in 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the numbers on Tuesday. [DAVID GOLDMAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]COLOMBO, SRI LANKASri LankaÂs armed police personnel stand near a vandalized building in Digana, a suburb of Kandy, Sri Lanka. Buddhist mobs swept through the town on Monday, burning at least 11 Muslim-owned shops and homes. Sri LankaÂs president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in the central hill town could spread. Details of the emergency decree were not immediately announced. [PRADEEP PATHIRAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]By Lindsey TannerThe Associated PressCHICAGO Â„ A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using pre-scription opioids for chronic pain.In patients with stubborn back aches or hip or knee arthritis, opioids worked no better than over-the-counter drugs or other nonopioids at reducing problems with walking or sleeping. And they provided slightly less pain relief,Opioids tested included generic Vicodin, oxycodone or fentanyl patches although few patients needed the most potent opioids. Nonopioids included generic Tylenol, ibuprofen and prescription pills for nerve or muscle pain. The study randomly assigned patients to take opioids or other painkillers. ThatÂs the gold standard design for research.If they donÂt work better than less risky drugs, thereÂs no reason to use opioids given Âtheir really nasty side effects Â„ death and addiction,ÂŽ said lead author Dr. Erin Krebs, a physician and researcher with the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System.The results likely will sur-prise many people Âbecause opioids have this reputation as being really powerful pain-killers, and that is not what we found,ÂŽ Krebs said.The results echo less rigorous studies and bolster guidelines against routine use of opioids for chronic pain.The study was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.About 42,000 drug over-dose deaths in the U.S. in 2016 involved opioids, including prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl. Many people get hooked while taking opioids prescribed for injuries or other short-term pain and move on to cheaper, more accessible illicit drugs like heroin.A report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found emergency rooms saw a big jump in over-doses from opioids last year. Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent late last summer, compared to the same three-month period in 2016. The biggest jumps were in the Midwest and in cities, but increases occurred nationwide. The report did not break down overdoses by type of opioid.U.S. government guide-lines in 2016 said opioids are not the preferred treatment for chronic pain, and they recommend non-drug treat-ment or nonopioid painkillers instead. Opioids should only be used if other methods donÂt work for chronic pain, the guidelines recommend. Pre-scribing rates have declined slightly in recent years although they are still much higher than two decades ago.Krebs said the strongest evidence from other studies shows that physical therapy, exercise or reha-bilitation therapy works best for chronic pain. And she said noted that there are a variety of nonopioid drugs to try if one type doesnÂt work.The study involved 234 patients from Minneapolisarea VA clinics who were assigned to use generic versions of opioids or nono-pioids for a year. Follow-up ended in 2016.ÂThis is a very important study,ÂŽ said Dr. David Reuben, geriatrics chief at UCLAÂs medical school. ÂIt will likely change the approach to managing long-term back, hip and knee pain.ÂŽHe noted one limitation Â„ most study participants were men, but Krebs said the results in women studied were similar.The studyÂs opioid patients started on relatively low daily doses of morphine, oxyco-done or generic Vicodin. They switched to higher doses if needed or to long-acting opioids or fentanyl patches. The nonopioid group started on acetaminophen, ibuprofen or similar anti-inflammatory drugs. They also could switch to higher doses or prescription nonopioid pain pills. Few in either group used the strongest medicines.Patients reported changes in function or pain on questionnaires. Function scores improved in each group by about two points on an 11-point scale, where higher scores meant worse function. Both groups started out with average pain and function scores of about 5.5 points.Pain intensity dropped about two points in the nono-pioid group and slightly less in the opioid patients.Other research has shown that over-the-counter med-icines can also work as well as opioids at treating shortterm pain, including from broken bones, kidney stones or dental work.Prescription opioids fail chronic pain testA pharmacy technician sorts hydrocodone and acetaminophen tablets, also known as Vicodin, at the Oklahoma Hospital Discount Pharmacy in Edmond, Okla. Opioids including Vicodin and fentanyl patches worked no better than Tylenol and other over-the-counter pills at relieving chronic back pain and hip and knee arthritis in a year-long study of mostly men at Minneapolis VA clinics. [SUE OGROCKI/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

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** A6 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News Heraldas a tourist destination,ÂŽ said Dan Rowe, executive director of the Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC). ÂWe anticipate during the first phase that you are approving today it will generate an additional 75,000 rooms of (hotel) business every year, with a majority of those happening out-side the summer months of June and July, which really helps to diversify our economy. ÂIt helps to strengthen Panama City Beach as a year-round destination.ÂŽThe commission had three final votes to get the project off the ground Tuesday, voting to give Phoenix Construction a $23.7 million contract to build the park; modify and transfer anagree-ment with the St. Joe Co.; and hire Compass BBVA for financing.The county is borrow-ing up to $35 million in a bank loan to pay for the park and is getting a 4.05 percent interest rate on the 15-year note. The countyÂs 5 percent bed taxes, paid by people staying in hotels, gener-ates about $18 millionto $20 million a year, and it has been continuing to increase as more hotels are builtand more events are held on the Beach.The annual payment on the sports park loan will beabout $3.1 million, which officials estimate to be less than 20 percent of what the bed tax willgenerate.ÂThat is more than enough to pay the debt serviceÂŽ on the bond, said County Finance Director Ashley Stukey.The resolution the commission approved pledges bed tax revenues as the funding source for the bond payment.ÂThis resolution states that if the (bed) tax were to go away, the county is not obligated to pay the debt,ÂŽ Stukey said.But Bay County Clerk Bill Kinsaul said if there were a default on the bonds Â„which he could not envision happen-ing Â„ it potentially could hurt the countyÂs credit rating.ÂUltimately, if something happened, the TDC is the county,ÂŽ Kin-saultold commissioners. ÂI donÂt think the county could completely divest itself from it if something were to occur.ÂŽKinsaul said after the meeting thatthree-fifthsof the bed taxes arenÂt pledged to projects, so there should be plenty of bed tax money to pay off the bonds.ÂThatÂs why we are getting this interest rate in this environment. We have a great rating, a great revenue stream,ÂŽ he said.On Tuesday, the com-mission also voted to:Â€ Give County Manager Bob Majka high grades in his performance review,offering him an open-end contract that increases his annual salary from $148,961,not includingbenefits, to $170,000 a year. The contract calls for Majkato receiveannual raises based on the average of what county employees receive, and he can make no more than $200,000 a year unless the contractwere modified. Commission Chairman Bill Dozier, who negotiated the new contract, researched comparably populated counties and Panhandle counties for insight into salaries earned by their administrators, and found that the county managers in Charlotte, Hernando and Indian River counties, each with populations very close to BayÂs 181,635, earn between $173,000 and $180,000.Â€ HireMarshall Broth-ers Construction to build a temporary alternative drinking water line to the main water line that is under the concrete of the Hathaway Bridge. The company will install the new line on the southern sidewalk of the bridge for $1.3 million. In the mean-time, the county will try to figure out what to do with the 24-inch raw water line inside the bridge that is leaking. PARKFrom Page A1The commission had three nal votes to get the project o the ground Tuesday, voting to give Phoenix Construction a $23.7 million contract to build the park; modify and transfer anagreement with the St. Joe Co.; and hire Compass BBVA for nancing.

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** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 A7or other e mergency at a nearby school. School Safety and Security Chief Mike Jones said the district had just started using the app Monday and only two schools were getting set up to use it, one of those being Cherry Street.Jones, who received the alert on his phone during an interview with The News Herald, immediately called officials at the school who said they had accidentally triggered the alert thinking the app was in test mode.ÂWe thought it was in test mode,ÂŽ Principal Blythe Carpenter said to Jones over the phone. ÂNo alert, no alert.ÂŽJones then had to get on the phone with Panama City police, Panama City Beach police and his own officers to let them know about the false alarm and to stand down, while his dispatchers called Spring-field and Parker police, and the Bay County SheriffÂs Office.When contacted, Panama City police said the alert caused a Âmas-siveÂŽ response on their end. About eight minutes after the alert went out, 37 law enforcement officers in the area had acknowledged the alert and were ready to or were actively responding.The app is one of the new initiatives adopted by the school district to bolster safety. Jones said he knows about other apps and programs, but School Guard is the first one the district gave a serious look. Superintendent Bill Husfelt estimated the cost would be about $57,000 for a three-year contract.ÂItÂs not cheap,ÂŽ said Jones. ÂBut whatÂs the price you put on safety? IÂm glad we got it, thatÂs for sure,ÂŽ he continued. ÂHad that been the real McCoy, everyone was coming.ÂŽThe app, also called Hero911, has certain safeguards built in meant to prevent accidental triggering. At a recent school safety workshop, Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford said there is a multistep process to trigger an alert, and only certain per-sonnel will be authorized to use it. The alert also has to come from within the geographic radius of the school, meaning a curious child at home or a stray touch cannot activate the response.There also is a banner which displays at the top of the app when it is in test mode.According to its website, school districts in more than 20 states are using School Guard and the Hero911 app.On its social media accounts, Bay District Schools let parents know what had happened: ÂCherry Street Elementary School was testing our new School Guard app this morning but the testing window was closed and a real alarm went out. The good news is the app works for sure and generates an amazing response from law enforcement. Our apologies for the false alarm.ÂŽ ACTIONFrom Page A1having alcohol in their red Solo cups, but eventually admitted having beer and liquor bottles in an open bag. Three were arrested and issued a notice to appear, while one, who had Dr Pepper in her cup, was let go.On the beach outside Pineapple WillyÂs, two 22-year-old men from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, were arrested Saturday when deputies spotted them on the sandy beach with cups given out at the Pineapple WillyÂs bar. According to BCSO reports, one of the men allegedly attempted to finish his drink before deputies could smell it, but both men were charged with possessing alcohol on the sandy beach. Most of those netted by BCSO were tourists, save one local resident who was drinking a Budweiser and claimed not to know that the beach alcohol ban started March 1, despite living in the area for three years. BEACHFrom Page A1 Bay County SheriffÂs OfÂ“ ce Lt. Steve Nagy checks on a man who is being transported to jail the SheriffÂs OfÂ“ ce mobile command post on Saturday. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD]

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** A8 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News HeraldBy Robert Burns and Hyung-Jin KimThe Associated PressWASHINGTON Â„ President Donald Trump greeted North KoreaÂs reported willingness to negotiate away its atomic weapons with both hope and skepticism Tuesday, insisting a potential dip-lomatic breakthrough be tested against the NorthÂs long history of decep-tion and threats to target U.S. cities with nuclear missiles.ÂI really believe they are sincere,ÂŽ Trump said at a White House news conference, sounding more optimistic than his intelligence chief, Dan Coats, who told a Senate hearing he has Âvery, very low c onfidenceÂŽ that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends to give up his nuclear arms.ÂMaybe this is a breakthrough. I seriously doubt it,ÂŽ Coats said.A senior South Korean presidential adviser said Tuesday that Kim expressed a willingness to discuss nuclear disarmament and halt nuclear and missile tests during future talks with the United States. The North didnÂt confirm those con-cessions, which would amount to a dramatic about-face for a nation that has frequently vowed to preserve its nuclear arsenal at any cost.Chung Eui-yong, the South Korean official who spoke after participating in talks with Kim in Pyongyang, also said the North Korean dictator had agreed to meet with South KoreaÂs president at a border village in late April.Trump, who last fall told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson he was Âwasting his timeÂŽ trying to talk with the North, tweeted Tuesday that Âpossible progressÂŽ had been made in North KoreaÂs capital and that all sides were making serious efforts. He added: ÂMay be false hope, but the U.S. is ready to go hard in either direction!ÂŽLater, in an Oval Office photo session with Swed-ish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Trump said the North Koreans Âseem to be acting positively,ÂŽ but that the prospects will be clearer when diplomacy moves to the next stage.ÂWe have come cer-tainly a long way, at least rhetorically, with North Korea,ÂŽ Trump said. Of the possibility for peace-fully resolving the nationsÂ deep differences, he said: ÂItÂd be a great thing for the world, would be a great for North Korea, it would be a great thing for the peninsula. But weÂll see what happens.ÂŽIn ChungÂs account, Kim indicated he would not need to keep nuclear weapons if military threats against North Korea were removed and his nation received a cred-ible security guarantee. US greets NKoreaÂs wish to talkPresident Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in the East Room at the White House, Tuesday in Washington. [ANDREW HARNIK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] Trump welcomes NorthÂs nuclear concessions with hope, skepticism By John RabyThe Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. Â„ West VirginiaÂs strik-ing teachers cheered, sang and wept joyfully Tuesday as lawmakers acted to end a nine-day classroom walk-out, ceding them 5 percent pay hikes that are also being extended to all state workers.A huge crowd of teachers packing the Capitol jumped up and down, chanted ÂWe love our kids!ÂŽ and sang John DenverÂs ÂTake Me Home, Country Roads.ÂŽ The settlement came on the ninth day of a crippling strike that had idled hundreds of thousands of students, forced parents to scramble for child care and cast a spotlight on govern-ment dysfunction in one of the poorest states in the nation.State schools Superintendent Steve Paine said in a statement he was Âpleased that our students, teachers and ser-vice personnel will return to schoolÂŽ on Wednesday.ÂWe know that the end is in sight,ÂŽ said Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association. ÂWe know that theyÂre going to be relieved to do what they love best, and thatÂs taking care of the kids and educating the kids of West Virginia.ÂŽThe West Virginia teachers, some of the low-est-paid in the country, had gone without a salary increase for four years. They appeared to have strong public backing throughout their walkout.ÂWe overcame, we overcame!ÂŽ exclaimed one teacher, Danielle Harris, calling it a victory for students as well. ÂIt shows them how democ-racy is supposed to work, that you donÂt just bow down and lay down for anybody. They got the best lesson that they could ever have even though they were out of school.ÂŽTuesday marked the ninth day of canceled classes for the school systemÂs 277,000 students and 35,000 employees.Teachers walked off the job Feb. 22, balking at an initial bill signed by Gov. Jim Justice to bump up their pay 2 percent in the first year as they also complained about rising health insurance costs.Justice responded last week with an offer to raise teacher pay 5 percent Â„ a proposal the state House approved swiftly but that senators werenÂt so eager to sign off on. Instead the Senate countered with an offer of 4 percent on Satur-day, prompting leaders of all three unions represent-ing the stateÂs teachers to announce the walkout was being extended.After a six-member conference committee agreed Tuesday to the new proposal, the House of Delegates subsequently passed 5 percent raises for teachers, school service personnel and state troop-ers on a 99-0 vote. The Senate followed, voting 34-0. W.Va. teachers cheer pay hike deal to end walkoutTeachers and school personnel celebrate Tuesday at the capitol in Charleston, W.Va., after the state Senate app roved a bill to increase state employee pay by 5 percent. [CRAIG HUDSON/CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 A11 BUSINESSMARKET WATCHDow 24,884.12 9.36 Nasdaq 7,372.01 41.30 S&P 2,728.12 7.18 Russell 1,562.20 16.16 NYSE 12,720.76 40.03COMMODITIES REVIEWGold 1,333.60 15.50 Silver 16.715 .377 Platinum 970.60 8.50 Copper 3.1370 .0315 Oil 62.60 0.03THE DOW 30COMPANY CLOSE CHG 3M $233.66 +0.85 Am. 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Panama City, 769-1278FOREIGN EXCHANGEU.S. $1.00 = Canadian 1.29 U.S. $1.00 = Mexican Peso 18.74 U.S. $1.00 = Euro 0.81 U.S. $1.00 = British Pound 0.72ÂI sat there with two tens ... I thought IÂd have some fun; The dealer hit sixteen with a five... Just enough to make twenty one.ÂŽ ÂBlackjackÂŽ as performed by Ray Charles Astute retiree investors might want to reconsider the time-honored, classic Â‡ portfolio investment strategy. Since 2000, bonds have been anticorrelated with stocks, meaning that bonds went up when stocks went down. Investors owned bonds for income and also because they hedged a stock-laden portfolio. But now, bond yields appear to be moving higher and the anti-correlation relationship has been skewed. In fact, bonds might be becoming noncorrelated (meaning theyÂve lost any relationship with stock movements) and in many cases have become positively correlated with stocks. This means that stocks and bonds can go up and down together. ThatÂs not a problem when stock prices are rising, but should markets take a downturn, stocks and bonds that are positively correlated can fall simultaneously. In this environment, bonds no longer might serve as a hedge against portfolio loss. If you were completely invested in stocks from late 2007 to early 2009, you lost more than half your money (the S&P 500 lost more than 56 percent peak-to-trough), so holding bonds (which gained value over that time frame) would have mitigated losses. In a 60 percent S&P 500 index/40 percent aggregate bond index portfolio, an investor would have lost onethird instead of more than one-half of his assets from October 2007 until the end of the downturn in March 2009. However painful, losing a third beats losing more than half, so bonds served as an effective portfolio hedge at the height of the Great Recession. Bonds still can be a serviceable portfolio component, especially if investors own individual bonds and keep the duration on them extremely short. Buying the best quality, high-yield corporate bonds available, ones that mature within two to three years, allows you to enjoy some yield while maintaining maximum portfolio flexibility. Investors might consider buying the shortterm bonds of companies whose stocks they might own in a risk-on environment and where the investor is first in line to get paid on the maturity ladder. ItÂs unlikely there will be major credit losses with a diversified basket of highly rated high-yield bonds in the next two to 24 months. If an investor is getting more than 4 percent on average on these bonds, heÂs probably doing well. If he steps up the yield to the 5-6 percent range for that under-24 month maturity range, heÂs likely taking a large degree of credit risk and the risk-adjusted marginal return might be unwise. Preferred stocks also are one of the few places to get significant, predictable yield in todayÂs market. Some can generate enough meaningful income to balance the interest rate risk that an investor might be assuming. Margaret R. McDowell, ChFC, AIF, author of the syndicated economic column ÂArbor Outlook,ÂŽ is the founder of Arbor Wealth Management, LLC, (850.608.6121 Â… www. arborwealth.net), a fiduciary, Âfee-onlyÂŽ registered investment advisory firm located near Sandestin. This column should not be considered personalized investment advice and provides no assurance that any specific strategy or investment will be suitable or profitable for an investor.ARBOR OUTLOOKBond hedges, correlations and Ray Charles Margaret McDowell PANAMA CITY2 Dollar General stores renovated in Bay CountyDollar General has completed twolocal remodels to expand their food options. The Dollar General at 2226 E. Fifth St. in Panama City and 7726 State 77 in Southport have been redone to stock pro-duce as well as more frozen and refrigerated food options, according to a press release. ÂThrough our ongoing com-mitment to provide a pleasant shopping experience to our customers, we are excited to welcome the community to see our recently remodeled locations,ÂŽ Dan Nieser, Dollar GeneralÂs senior vice president of real estate and store develop-ment, said in a press release. Starting in 2013, Dollar Gen-eral started moving toward the grocery business, noting a greater consumer interest in healthier food options. The store still will stock the same categories, brands and products it carried before the renovations. News Herald staff reportIN BRIEFA welder fabricates a steel structure at an iron works facility Monday in Ottawa, Ontario. [SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP] By Paul WisemanThe Associated PressWASHINGTON Â„ The Trump administration has chosen an odd time to offer special protection to the U.S. steel industry.As President Donald Trump prepares to impose a 25 percent tax on imported steel, AmericaÂs steelmakers are actually faring pretty well: The U.S. steel industry last year earned more than $2.8 billion, up from $714 million in 2016 and a loss in 2015, according to the Commerce Department. And the industry added more than 8,000 jobs between January 2017 and January 2018.Even before Trump men-tioned the tariff last Thursday, the price of the benchmark U.S.-made hot-rolled steel had reached the highest level since May 2011, according to S&P Global Platts. The price surged even higher on the tariff news.ÂWe finished 2017 in a good position. We look forward to 2018,ÂŽ U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt told industry analysts Feb. 1, according to a transcript at the website Seeking Alpha. He continued: ÂWeÂre seeing increased demand from our customers and have rescheduled some projects to ensure that we can make enough steel to support our customersÂ needs.ÂŽStill, the steel companies complain theyÂre victims of unfair foreign competition.ÂThe industry isnÂt doing as bad as their press releases say it is,ÂŽ says steel analyst Charles Bradford, president of Bradford Research. ÂAny time world economic growth is over 3 percent, the steel industry usually does OK.ÂŽ The International Monetary Fund says the global economy grew 3.7 percent last year and expects it to grow 3.9 percent in 2018. The U.S. economy grew 2.3 percent last year, an improve-ment on 1.5 percent growth in 2016. Also raising demand for steel: Florida and Texas are rebuilding after last yearÂs ruinous hurricanes.Ned Hill, a professor at Ohio State UniversityÂs John Glenn College of Public Affairs who studies economic develop-ment, says that after decades of cost-cutting and restructuring, American steel is Âa vastly improved industry. It seems to me that theyÂve established a competitive equilibrium.ÂŽIn the 1980s, American steelmakers needed 10.1 man-hours to produce a ton of steel; now they need 1.5 man-hours, says Joe Innace of S&P Global Platts. Most American steel is now made at super-efficient mini mills, which use electric arc furnaces to turn scrap metal into steel. (Traditional integrated steel mills make steel from scratch, feeding iron ore and coking coal into blast fur-naces.) Some mini-mills need just 0.5 man-hours to produce a ton of steel, Innace says.Increased productivity means todayÂs steel mills donÂt need as many workers. Steel industry employment peaked at 650,000 in 1953. By the start of this year, U.S. steelmakers employed just 143,000.The industry definitely faces long-term problems. Massive overproduction by China has flooded world mar-kets with steel and kept world prices lower than they would have been. Some countries subsidize their steel producers and allow them to sell steel at unfairly low prices.But the United States has already aggressively defended U.S. steel producers. As of mid-2017, the government was imposing 149 different restrictions on steel imports. Steel of a dealAs Trump weighs tari US steelmakers enjoy rising pro t

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** A12 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News HeraldWRITE TO US: Letters should not exceed 300 words and include the writerÂs name, address and phone number for veriÂ“ cation. Letters may be edited for clarity and brevity. Guest columns of up to 600 words may be submitted as well. Write: Letters to the editor, The News Herald, 501 W. 11th St., Panama City, FL 32401 Email: pcnhletters@pcnh.com Young people, keep standing up for yourself I am watching the young people on TV, even on FOX, and I hope that they keep talking and that other young people in other schools and in other states join them. What we may be seeing is the next generation of our leaders. If that is so, then the NRA, take notice and be very afraid, because if these young people can keep this up, then what we may be seeing is, to quote Winston Churchill: ÂThis may not be the beginning of the end, but it is certainly the end of the beginning.ÂŽ I can only hope that these young people will run for political office and they will never forget or allow us to forget what happened. Politicians, take notice and remember what President Lincoln said: ÂYou can fool some of the people some of the time, but you canÂt fool all of the people all of the time.ÂŽ I am not for taking away all guns, not at all, but the AR-15 was designed and built for one purpose Â„to kill human beings Â„ not for hunting or anything else. The AR-15 and copies of the AR-15 have no other purpose and no place in civilian hands. The time of the NR fooling most of the people may have now come to an end. It least I can hope so.Robert-Ian Salit, Panama City BeachLETTER TO THE EDITOR$57,000 wasted by Husfelt and Ford for an app that is already issuing false alarms. A sane person would have purchased a $5 app and achieved the same results. County commissioners just lowered our credit rating to Â“ nance a tourist attarction (sports park). This drives up the interest cost for all Bay County bonds. And we pay these dummies? Lord and Lady Kushner, as that is how they see themselves, had no business being in the White House to start with. Neither of them, just like daddy and daddy-inlaw, have any experience in government. ThatÂs why we are in such a mess. Many citizens and squallers hate charlatan Trump since they love our country and Trump and cohorts love Russia more than our country. HeÂs a dangerous moron! Serial squaller Trump Hater is up early today. CanÂt wait for his unemployment check. Please turn your car stereo off or down after 7 p.m. when coming in small neighborhoods. News Â” ash: Obama was the worst divider of America! Racism and police hating 101 alive and well with him in charge! What would have happened if Obama paid off a porn star? News Herald expresses all sides of issues, usually. I donÂt see it as biased. God bless all students joining March for our Lives. Their voices will not be silenced and they will not go away. A Â“ re has been lit and all the noise from NRA and NRA-loving GOP will do nothing to stem their determination. Both of our major political parties need younger leadership. Maybe they would be able to work together for the public good, unlike today. Trump wants a trade war with our allies. ThatÂs a Â“ ght the rest of the world will win against the USA.SQUALL LINE ANOTHER VIEWThere is a specter haunting the news business: the digital ad duopoly of Facebook and Google. Together, those two mega corporations alone control nearly three-quarters of all digital advertising spending in the United States. And the trends are only getting worse: 83 percent of digital ad revenue growth is now going to the two behemoths. The rest of the Internet is increasingly getting crumbs, in other words. ThatÂs been a huge problem for newspaper readers. HereÂs why: Print newspaper circulation has fallen in recent years, as people have increasingly gone online to get their news. In tandem, print advertising revenue has fallen Â„ classified ads, in particular. The idea back in more optimistic times was that newspapers could make up their losses on the print side by selling online advertising. But that has proved a challenge Â„ with Facebook and Google utterly dominating that business, in part by repackaging and monetizing our work. As a result, newsrooms have shrunk and with them the ability to dig out news. And thatÂs a big problem for those of us who care about building and maintaining an informed, educated citizenry. Reporting is an arduous undertaking, whether it takes place in the mountains of Afghanistan, or behind a desk, spending hours going through obscure public records. But, finally, we are happy to note some encouraging news: Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island is planning to introduce a bill in Congress that, in the words of the News Media Alliance (a trade group representing almost 2,000 news organizations) Âwould amend anti-trust laws to incorporate a safe harbor, allowing news publishers to negotiate with the big tech platforms, and therefore flowing needed ad dollars back to the deserving parties, the news publishers.ÂŽ Mr. Cicilline is the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. His support matters. (And, he could be in line to chair the panel if the Democrats were to win the House of Representatives this fall.) The congressmanÂs idea makes strong sense. In reality, newspapers are seldom directly competing against one another these days. Newspapers should be able to band together and negotiate better deals with the tech giants. At a minimum, they must be able to earn a percentage of the ad dollars their reporting helps to generate. Facebook and Google cannot feast on the entirety of the fruits of the news industryÂs labor. To maintain our democratic, rule-based system of government, there simply must be a robust and independent press. Otherwise our system of government cannot function. Imagine a world where politicians could commit corruption with impunity; where literally made up Âfake newsÂŽ replaced actual information; where we would have no idea what our elected officials were doing in our name and with our tax dollars. ThatÂs the dystopian future we might face. A version of this editorial first appeared in the Providence (R.I.) Journal, a News Herald sister paper with Gatehouse MediaStanding up for traditional news mediaThe United States under President Trump has been retreating from leadership roles in Asia and Europe. Closer to home, his hot rhetoric about trade with Mexico and Canada is propelling our neighbors to start pulling away. Two truths here: One is that the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA)Â„ a threecountry deal Â„ have flowed in all directions. The other is that Mexico doesnÂt need us as much as it did. And the same may be said of Canada. ÂWe will not be pushed into accepting any old deal,ÂŽ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said r ecently, Âand no deal might very well be better for Canada than a bad deal.ÂŽ That the U.S. hasnÂt ditched NAFTA as candidate Trump threatened is the smallest of concessions. Simply calling trade deals Âa rape of our countryÂŽ is enough to get the chess pieces moving, and not to AmericaÂs advantage. Mexico and Canada have been looking elsewhere for economic relationships, and theyÂre finding them. Both have signed on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the huge trade pact that Trump pulled the U.S. out of. Though Trump says heÂs trying to protect us against China, he failed to recognize that TPP was created to help us compete against China, which is not a member. Canada is now in talks to join the Pacific Alliance Â„ a trade bloc including Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. The United States remains a mere observer. The world economy has changed since the 1990s, and no amount of presidential bluster changes the reality that America has less leverage than it used to. Mexico and Canada donÂt have to swallow the unreasonable demands Â„ some say Âpoison pillsÂŽ Â„ that the Trump administration has introduced into the NAFTA talks. ÂThey are overplaying their hand,ÂŽ former Mexican trade negotiator Antonio Ortiz-Mena said. ÂMexico does have other options. They may not be ideal, but theyÂre options that werenÂt available 25 years ago.ÂŽ Most traditional economists donÂt obsess over trade deficits, but people who do should know this: The United States ran a $12.5 billion trade surplus with Canada in goods and services in 2016. Mexico is the secondlargest foreign market for U.S. goods. (Canada is the first.) It is the largest market for U.S. corn. But TrumpÂs continual bashing of NAFTA has forced Mexicans to play defense. Knowing the game could end in higher tariffs for U.S. farm products, they are engaging with more reliable suppliers. Thus, Mexico last year imported 10 times more corn from Brazil than the year before. ItÂs expected to buy still more Brazilian corn in 2018. Clearly, damage already hasbeen done to U.S. interests. Even if this or a future administration turns friendlier toward trade, new supply networks will have been established, and American producers will have to win back the business. Canadaalso has been looking elsewhere. It completed a Canada-European Union trade deal over a year ago. Canadian farmers see AmericaÂs retreat from TPP as an advantage and are expanding exports to Asia. And if NAFTA fell apart, the winner would not be the U.S ., Mexico or Canada. It would be China. Russia, meanwhile, would quietly smile at the further erosion of U.S. influence Â„ and in AmericansÂ own backyard, too. Froma Harrop is a member of the Providence Journal editorial board and a columnist with Creators Syndicate. You reach her on Twitter via @FromaHarrop or email her at fharrop@gmail.com.Are we losing Mexico? And Canada? Tim Thompson | Publisher Will Glover | Managing Editor Mike Cazalas | Editor PANAMA CITY VIEWPOINTS Froma Harrop

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** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 A13By David CraryThe Associated PressThanks to the vast reach of social media and the prevalence of sexual misconduct in virtually every society, the #MeToo movement has proven itself a genuinely global phenomenon. Yet its impact varies widely from country to country, from potentially momen-tous to inconsequential.No other nation has experienced anything close to the developments in the United States, the movementÂs birthplace, where scores of promi-nent men Â„ among them politicians, media stars and movie moguls Â„ have lost jobs and reputations after facing sexual mis-conduct allegations.As the global womenÂs movement prepares for International WomenÂs Day on Thursday, itÂs clear the record elsewhere is mixed.In Western Europe, some VIPs have been discredited and some new anti-harassment laws are in the works. Worldwide, the fallout includes backlashes against women who speak out, divisions within feminist ranks and minimal repercussions for accused harassers. And in many countries, the U.S. included, the movement has consisted primarily of well-educated profes-sionals, largely leaving out working-class and poor women. Some skeptics have coined the hashtag #WeFew. In some countries where the movement hasnÂt caught fire, analysts have suggested that resistance to American cultural trends is among the factors.ÂI wish it hadnÂt started in the U.S.,ÂŽ said Anne Marie Goetz, a professor of global affairs at New York University and a former United Nations adviser on womenÂs issues.ÂThe fastest way to dis-credit any womenÂs rights struggle is to say it comes from somewhere else,ÂŽ Goetz said. ÂThatÂs been a longstanding putdown of feminist movements all around the world.ÂŽIn China, discussion of #MeToo has sometimes been censored on social media and branded as a destabilizing foreign movement. To thwart the censors, social media users have made creative use of hashtags such as #Rice-Bunny Â„ a phrase which in China is pronounced Âme too.ÂŽThe hashtags, and womenÂs accounts of harassment, proliferated in January after Luo Xixi, an academic now based in the U.S., accused a renowned Beijing-based professor of sexual misconduct when she was a graduate student. Other women lodged similar allegations, and the professor was fired. But questions linger as to whether a feminist move-ment can gain greater clout in the face of government resistance.In India, sexual miscon-duct allegations against more than 60 academics sparked divisions among feminists. A crowdsourced list of alleged harassers was posted on Facebook by a U.S.-based law student, with contributions from students in India. But the list contained few details about the allegations or accusers, and was criticized by some women as unfair.India passed a law in 2013 to combat workplace sexual harassment, but gender-equality activist Sudarshana Kundu said many women remain hesi-tant to speak up.ÂThere is culture of silencing that is prevalent,ÂŽ she said by email. ÂOrgani-zations are worried about their credibility and coun-sel their women employees to not report instances and instead seek conciliation.ÂŽ #MeToo nds mixed reception outside USA woman talks during a debate as part of a demonstration to support the wave of testimonies denouncing cases of sexual harassment across the country under the #MeToo movement, Oct. 29 in Lyon, France. [LAURENT CIPRIANI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 B1 LOCAL & STATE BOAT RESCUE | B2RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIMEDestin shermen save three a er boat capsizes 20 miles out in Gulf LEGISLATURE | B6EXPANDED HEALTH BENEFITSPolice, re ghter PTSD bill going to Gov. Rick Scott for signature By Zack McDonald747-5071 | @PCNHzack zmcdonald@pcnh.comPANAMA CITY Â„ A house in disarray Â„ pill bottles and live ammo scattered throughout with a trash-covered blood trail leading to a body on the back porch Â„ was an indication of either an attempted murder cover-up or symptoms of temporary insanity, attorneys argued before a jury Tuesday.Almost four years to the day after authori-ties discovered his slain wife, Philip Jude Moran, 52, appeared in court for the first day of tes-timony at his trial. Prosecutors opened their case Tuesday by telling jurors that on March 7, 2014, Moran shot 50-year-old Melissa Moran in the head at their Southport home and then attempted to cover up the slay-ing. However, Philip MoranÂs defense attorney said that the state of MoranÂs home and his actions actually show a man suffering from mental illness.Moran faces life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder with a firearm.Jurors saw pictures Tuesday of Melissa Moran propped against the back door of their home with blood smeared on the doorÂs white paint. A golden retriever, her favorite pet, lay stabbed to death beside her. Melissa Moran died from what prose-cutor Bob Sombathy described as a Âdevastating gunshot woundÂŽ to the right side of her forehead.ÂThe barrel of this rifle was no more than one to two feet away from her face,ÂŽ Sombathy told the jury. ÂÂƒ There were other wounds, and they were wounds all up and down her thigh and legs. Âƒ She was dead when those wounds occurred and they were consistentwith being dragged around on the floor.ÂŽAs Sombathy walked the jury backward along a blood trail from Melissa MoranÂs body to the coupleÂs bedroom, he pointed out live ammo. In mounds of trash, Sombathy highlighted blood-soaked rags and a pair of blood-stained sneakers thrown in the trash to further his case that Philip Moran tried to hide evidence of the crime.ÂIt wasnÂt a good job, but it definitely was an effort to cover up the crime scene,ÂŽ Sombathy said.However, defense attorney Lisa Anderson told jurors that the prosecution would leave an incomplete picture. She argued that the disarray of the house and Philip MoranÂs erratic behavior demonstrate Accused wife killer goes on trialPhilip Moran faces life if convicted of 2014 shotgun slaying By Tyra L. Jackson850-522-5121 | @TyraJackPCNH tjackson@pcnh.comPANAMA CITY Â„ The downpour of rain didnÂt stop students from learning about different career paths at the ÂFast to the FutureÂŽ event Tuesday at Florida State Uni-versity Panama City.FSU Panama City student Brittney Sanders said she planned to enter a fieldinvolv-ing public relations or marketing research. She wanted to ensure she was aware of all available opportunities at the event, and sheplannedto visitthe iHeart-Media and Powell Broadcasting booths. ÂItÂs an opportunity to see whatÂs out there and see potential employers,ÂŽ she said.The event allowed participants to network with local industry representatives to gain knowledge about careers that are available through studentsÂ FSU Panama City hosts career fairBy Katie Landeck522-5114 | @PCNHKatieL klandeck@pcnh.comPANAMA CITY Â„ If years ago you were one of the many who bought a brick or otherwise made a donation to build a lighthouse in Panama City, expect a refund.The nonprofit Panama City Lighthouse Inc. announced its intent to dissolve last month and is preparing to send donors refunds in the near future, according to Pat Sabiston, group president.ÂIÂm so disappointed. I donÂt even know what to say,ÂŽ Sabiston said.ÂIÂm tired,ÂŽ she settled on. ÂIÂve fought the good fight.ÂŽThe idea to build a lighthouse on the Panama City Marina as a tourism drawfirst came about at a Rotary Club meeting more than 10 years ago. It began as a way to honor the fishing community that founded Panama City, but over time the projectgrew to be a plan for a U.S. Coast Guard-approved nautical aid.Based on studies commis-sioned by the nonprofit, at least 50,000 people would have come to the lighthouse each year.Sabiston said she believes the numberof visitors likely would have been higher as otherFlorida lighthouses draw more than 200,0000 visitors annually andtheirdesigns called for it to be fully handicap accessible, which would have further added to the appeal. She also felt it would have helped capture some of the traffic from transient boat-ers, who typically visit other marinas.Since the project started, she said, she has occasion-ally received calls from travel agents asking if the light-house had been built.ÂIt would have opened up a whole new avenue of potential tourists and lured them downtown,ÂŽ she said. ItÂs Âa sad end to a monu-mental opportunity.ÂŽFor a time, the Panama City City Commission was City lighthouse to issue refundsSee REFUNDS, B2 See FAIR, B2 See TRIAL, B2By Tyra L. Jackson850-522-5121 | @TyraJackPCNH tjackson@pcnh.comPANAMA CITY Â„In a field at the Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center,four boys fed treats to and played with a dog named Annie on Monday as part of the centerÂs New Leash on Life program meant to give animals a new home and the youth a new perspective.ÂItÂs good to have dogs out here,ÂŽ said an unidentified resident of the detention center. ÂWe donÂt really get to see stuff (like this). ItÂs good to go out-side. I like the cats. TheyÂre a lot of fun.ÂŽBay County Animal Control and the detention center joined forces inDecemberto start a program that will give thedogs and cats Â„ some of which are considered ÂunadoptableÂŽ or have medical conditions Â„ a loving environment to foster their growth toward getting a new home. After the youth are done doling out tender love and care to buildup theanimalsÂ confidence and security,people are able to adopt them through the center.By working with the ani-mals, the youth at the detention center have an opportunity for growth as well. ÂWe use it as encouragement for the youth,ÂŽ said Ryann Ellingsworth, facil-ity train ing coordinator. ÂThis program provides them with positive and constructive ways to interact. A lot of them donÂt know how to care for a dog.ÂŽThe pets need the youth. Annie, for instance, suffered ÂNew Leash on LifeÂJuvenile detention center caring for pets for adoptionParticipants in the New Leash on Life program train Annie, a dog that was recently adopted, at the Bay County Juvenile Detention Center on Monday. [PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD] By working with the animals, the youth participating in the New Leash on Life program have an opportunity for growth as well. Participants in the New Leash on Life program train Annie, a dog that was recently adopted, at the Bay County Juvenile Detention Center on Monday. ÂWe use it as encouragement for the youth. This program provides them with positive and constructive ways to interact. A lot of them donÂt know how to care for a dog.ÂŽRyann Ellingsworth, facility training coordinatorSee LEASH, B2 Philip Moran Melissa Moran

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** B2 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News HeraldGuidelines and deadlinesObituary notices are written by funeral homes and relatives of the deceased. The News Herald reserves the right to edit for AP style and format. Families submitting notices must type them in a typeface and font that can be scanned into a computer. Deadline for obituaries is 3 p.m. daily for the following dayÂs newspaper. Obituaries may be e-mailed to pcnhobits@pcnh.com or delivered to The News Herald, 501 W. 11th St., Panama City. View todayÂs obituaries and sign the online guest books of your loved ones at newsherald.com/obituaries. OBITUARIES LOCAL & STATEJonathan Glenn Foster, 17, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born on Dec. 29, 2000, Jonathan was preceded in death by his Pawpaw, John H. Quick. He is survived by his mother, Arkie Kincaid; father, Jeffery Foster; brother, Chester Quick; sister, Makayla; his granny; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Jonathan loved his family, friends, and his alma mater, Wewahitchka High School, where he was a proud member of the football and weightlifting teams. A friend to everyone, Jonathan leaves behind a team full of honorary brothers and a school full of friends. A twilight service and a candlelight vigil will be held at Wewahitchka High School Gator Football Field at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2018.JONATHAN GLENN FOSTER 2000 Â… 2018Funeral services for Mr. Emory C. Bailey, 78, of Jones Homestead, Florida, will begin at 3 p.m. EST today, March 7, 2018, at Holly Hill Cemetery.The family will receive friends at the cemetery before the service.EMORY C. BAILEYMs. Barbara Arlene Hogeland, 69, of Panama City Beach, Florida, died March 4, 2018. Affordable Funeral Care is handling arrangements.BARBARA ARLENE HOGELANDKimberly Mason, 35, of Panama City Beach, Florida, died Sunday, March 4, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home.KIMBERLY MASONMemorialization for Glenn Allen Richards Sr., 53, of Panama City, Florida, who died March 3, 2018, will be by cremation.To extend condolences, visit www.heritagefhllc.com.GLENN ALLEN RICHARDS SR.Burial services with military honors for Frank Mixon Stamps, 90, of Panama City, Florida, who died Jan. 25, 2018, will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Barrancas National Cemetery (Pavilion A) in Pensacola, Florida. To extend condolences, visit www.heritagefhllc. com.FRANK MIXON STAMPSVisitation for Deborah Kay Valentine, 63, of Southport, Florida, who died March 2, 2018, will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2018, at Southerland Family Funeral Home. Graveside services will take place in Tennessee at a later date.DEBORAH KAY VALENTINE David Lamar Welch, III, 67, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018. David will be forever remembered by his wife and best friend, Renee; daughter, April and her husband David; brother, Mark and wife Jean and two grandchildren, Eva and Diego. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at First Pentecostal Church, 6485 Pensacola Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32505. Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements, harpermorrismemorialchapel.com.DAVID LAMAR WELCH, III interests. Panama City Police Department, Florida Department of Transportation, Bay Med-ical Centr Sacred Heart, Waffle House and more than 40 other employers signed up for the exploration event.Positive Behavior Supports Corp. was one of the many companies that set up a booth at the event.ÂWe are always looking to add team members who have an interest working with children with disabil-ities,ÂŽ said Tawnya Crider, regional coordinator.Students from any college were welcome to attend the Fast to the Future event. ÂWe often find students who are getting a psychology or education degree that have a passion for kids and would be a great asset to the company,ÂŽ she said.FSU Panama City, Gulf Coast State College and the Florida State University Career Center partnered for the day of exploration. Allen said FSU Panama City originally hosted the event about five years ago.Employers and students both benefited from the event. Employers connected directly with students, and students had the chance to browse career opportunities and find a successful career path, said Jim Allen, FSU Panama City director of Enrollment Management and Student Success.ÂWe have worked each year to redesign the event to best meet the needs of our college and university students as they prepare and plan their career strat-egies while in college,ÂŽ Allen said. FAIRFrom Page B1somewhat of a mental breakdown when herowners turned her over to the animal con-trol center, according to Ellingsworth.Now, Annie has a home with the centerÂs psychiatrist. She was adopted in January, and is one of three dogs and four cats to be adopted through New Leash on Life. Once a week, a veteri-narian from Bay Animal Control drops by to teach the boys how to care for animals through several training courses. Ellingsworth said the programÂs next step would be to develop a designated training area.ÂBy bringing these foster animals in, it softens (the youthsÂ) experience here, and gives them something to work towards,ÂŽ Elling-sworth said.Before the pets leave the youthsÂ care, they are treated to free grooming services by JayeÂs Dog Grooming Salon.Stephanie Seaborn Watt said she enjoys supporting the pro-gram. The groomer said she loves New Leash on LifeÂs mission. ÂI wanted to do something for the com-munity,ÂŽ she said. ÂItÂs a way I could do something for people and dogs. I really like what they do. They take in older dogs and dogs that might not be perfect house dogs. They still deserve a nice house or home.ÂŽFor more information or to adopt an animal, call the Bay Regional Juve-nile Detention Center at 850-872-4706. LEASHFrom Page B1enthu siastic about the project, but that came to a screeching halt when the price tag came in at $1.6 million, compared to the talked about $780,000 in 2013.ÂThere was pushback,ÂŽ said Sabiston. ÂBut look how much money has been spent on City Hall and no one will go there as a tourist.ÂŽThe lighthouse plan was briefly revived as part of the marina redesign put forth by Sonnenblick Development, but that lighthouse often was derisively called a Âtin canÂŽ and would not have beenCoast Guard-approved.That plan was further derailed when Sabiston pushed for a meeting to talk the lighthouse via email and developer Bob Sonnenblick took offense at what he perceivedas her tone. He harbored the grudge to the point wherehe put her initials into his feasibility studies he submitted to the city on Feb. 15, labeling her as someone he did not want to work with.Sabiston also said she did not Âfeel comfortableÂŽ working with him in her letter to the city announcing the Lighthouse groupÂs intent to dissolve on Feb. 13.While the city has since terminated its agreement with Sonnenblick, Sabis-ton said she does not regret the decision.ÂThe process takes so long,ÂŽ she said, noting the lighthouse had been part of previously proposed marina plans as well.Group members are going through their database to make sure they have the right addresses for peoplebefore mailing out checks.ÂItÂs very painful,ÂŽ she said. ÂA lot of people were looking to us.ÂŽIf there is another organization interested in picking up the project, Sabiston said she would be willing to share information. REFUNDSFrom Page B1mental ill ness rather than a cover-up attempt.ÂThere was absolutely mental illness going on in this house,ÂŽ Ander-son told jurors. ÂFamily members were con-cerned. They were trying to communicate with Philip but he was unable to communicate.ÂŽAnderson also set the stage to mount a defense that someone else had a motive in the killing and that authorities do not have the actual murder weapon.One of the first witnesses called to the stand by prosecutors was former Bay County Sher-iff Frank McKeithen. He had arrived on the scene after a deputy discovered Melissa MoranÂs body on the back porch and heard a man walking around inside the home and shouting. Once Philip Moran was out of the house, McKeithen said Moran began making strange statements and was screaming in Âexcrutiating painÂŽ that he couldnÂt walk.ÂIÂve seen people under the influence of drugs. IÂve seen mentally disturbed people,ÂŽ McK-eithen told the jury. ÂThe only way I could describe this is Âbizarre.Â It was just different.ÂŽMoran continued to make statements about being sought by intelligence agencies as he was taken into custody. At one point, he claimed he had taken on the attri-butes of a dog and could smell the skin of the arresting officers, depu-ties told the jury. Among the ramblings, Moran allegedly told officers ÂI canÂt believe I shot my wife,ÂŽ officials said.Bonnie Miller, Melissa MoranÂs cousin, told jurors that she had known the couple most of her life and they never argued in front of her. She said she would regularly run errands for them because of their reclusive nature. The Morans were messy people, Miller said, and her cousin called her about once or twice a week for at least four years before the killing to clean their house.ÂI knew it needed it,ÂŽ Miller told the jury. ÂThat house always needed cleaning.ÂŽ TRIALFrom Page B1 By Jennie McKeon315-4434 | @jenniemnwfdn jmckeon@nwfdailynews.comDESTIN Â„ DJ Cotrell and friends were planning to spend their Saturday trolling for fish. Instead, they found three men and a capsized boat.ÂIt was about 12 p.m. Saturday, we were about 20 miles off the coast and I happened to look up,ÂŽ Cotrell said. ÂThere were three men in life jackets, and an upside-down boat. I thought, ÂOK, itÂs time to get these boys some help.Â ÂŽThe Destin man said he noticed one of the men had almost blue lips from the cold waters.ÂHe was close to hypo-thermia,ÂŽ Cotrell said.As soon as Cotrell and his friends got the men on the boat they started to dry and warm them.ÂMy girlfriend was giving them towels and I was stripping off extra clothes,ÂŽ he said. ÂThey told us they had been out there for three-plus hours wonder-ing if they were going to be saved.ÂOne told me they believed they had thought their last thought.ÂŽThe men were taken back to HarborWalk Marina where they were met by their wives, Cotrell said. They declined medi-cal attention. According to Coast Guard Station records, Sea Tow retrieved the capsized boat about 1:17 p.m.ÂWe kept asking them if they needed medical help, but they said no; they were fine,ÂŽ Cotrell said. ÂMostly, they were scared half to death.ÂŽAfter almost a decade of fishing and spending days on the water, the rescue was a first for Cotrell. He said he felt grateful that he could help the men, just as he would hope people would help him in distress.ÂI definitely didnÂt expect to be a hero that day,ÂŽ he said. ÂItÂs an awe-some, good feeling.ÂŽFishermen rescued 3 after boat capsizesDJ Cotrell said he had just happened to look up when he noticed the capsized boat, pictured, during a Saturday Â“ shing trip. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

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** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 B3 The News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE Â„ Nursing homes will be required to have generators and 72-hour fuel supplies onsite by July 1, under a rule issued by Gov. Rick ScottÂs administration and approved Monday by the Legislature.The House unanimously approved a measure (HB 7099) that ratified the rule, and the Senate followed suit later in the day.The chambers still differ, though, on whether to impose similar backup power mandates on assisted living facilities, which were included in a dif-ferent rule. Ratifying the pair of rules has been a top priority for ScottÂs administration during the 2018 legislative session.ÂOur position has not changed Â„ assisted living facil-ities need to be included,ÂŽ said Lauren Schenone, a spokeswoman for the governor, adding that Âwe are continuing to work with the Florida Legislature to make sure this gets done.ÂŽThe rule requires nursing homes to have backup power capability and adequate fuel supplies to maintain safety sys-tems and equipment needed to maintain indoor air temperatures for 96 hours after a loss of electricity. According to the state, the rule will increase costs by more than $121 million in the next five years.The Agency for Health Care Administration issued the rule after earlier imposing emer-gency rules that drew concerns from health-care facilities. The rules followed the deaths of residents of The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Broward County after Hurri-cane Irma. The storm knocked out the nursing homeÂs air-conditioning system, which led to sweltering conditions.The emergency rules were challenged by a trio of longterm care associations and were subsequently invalidated by a state administrative law judge. The state appealed the deci-sion and continued to enforce the emergency rules, and Schenone said, ÂhundredsÂŽ of nursing homes and ALFs are complying.The permanent rule ratified Monday came after negotiations between the Scott administration and long-term care facilities. The permanent rule does not require generators to be installed, which opens the possibility of por-table units.Steve Bahmer, president and CEO of the industry group LeadingAge Florida, said the nursing-home rule puts in place what his association and others had worked on with the Scott administration and Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Justin Senior since Hurricane Irma. Bahmer, whose association successfully challenged the emergency rules, said he was pleased with the legislative ratification.ÂIt achieves the goal we have pursued since last fall Â„ help-ing to ensure that seniors are safe during and after an emer-gency, while providing the flexibility that is necessary for it to be effective in a state as large as Florida,ÂŽ Bahmer wrote in an email.Bahmer, whose association also represents assisted living facilities, said he hopes the House has a change of heart about ratifying the ALF rule.House Health & Human Services Chairman Travis Cummings, R-Fleming Island, repeatedly has said he has con-cerns with ratifying the ALF rule because of the costs and said his concerns were Âshared by others.ÂŽ The backup generator man-date is expected to increase regulatory costs for about 3,000 assisted living facilities by about $243 million during the next five years.To abate the HouseÂs concerns with the regulatory increases for ALFs, the Senate during budget negotiations suggested creating a program that would allow facilities to get upward of $1,000 from the state to help offset the costs.With the annual legislative session scheduled to end Friday, long-term care provid-ers remained hopeful Monday that the House will agree to ratify the ALF rule.LeadingAge FloridaÂs Bahmer said the ALF rule Âoffers clarity for providers, which is important in terms of helping ensure that the rule can be consistently imple-mented across the state.ÂŽHouse, Senate sign o on nursing home generators

** B6 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News HeraldBy Christine SextonThe News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE Â„ Firefighters, police officers and EMTs who cannot work because of job-related post-traumatic stress disorder could qualify for expanded benefits under a bill heading to Gov. Rick Scott.The House unanimously approved the measure (SB 376) Monday, two days after the Senate passed it. Scott is expected to sign the bill, spearheaded by Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, and Rep. Matt Willhite, D-Wellington. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis of Panama City also was a strong proponent of the bill.Matt Puckett, execu-tive director of the Florida Police Benevolent Asso-ciation, said the changes in the bill can go a long way toward helping first responders and predicted that it would save lives.In Florida, injured workers are prevented from receiving workersÂ compensation insurance benefitsÂ„ either medical benefits or lost wagesÂ„ for mental or nervous injuries not accompanied by physical injuries.The law was changed in 2007, though, to allow first responders to obtain medical benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder without having accompa-nying physical injuries. However, they still are precluded from obtaining lost wages for post-trau-matic stress disorder.The bill would change that if police officers, firefighters, emergency-medical technicians and paramedics meet certain criteria.First responders who have witnessed the death of a minor or witnessed a death that involved Âgrievous bodily harm of a nature that shocks the conscienceÂŽ could file workersÂ compensation claims for lost wages. The first responders would be required to show by clear and convincing evidence that the events were the source of the PTSD.The bill also would require cities, counties and other entities that employ first responders to provide educational training related to mental health awareness, prevention, mitigation and treatment.PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events. Symptoms generally begin within the first three months after the trauma, although there can be delays of months or even years before the criteria for the diagnosis are met, according to a staff analysis of the bill.Before the House voted to pass the bill Monday, Rep. Erin Grall shared a suicide letter written by an Indian River County fire-rescue chief and posted on Facebook.ÂTwenty-seven years of deaths and babies dying in your hands is a memory that you will never get rid of. It haunted me daily until now. My love to my crews be safe take care. I love you all,ÂŽ Grall read through tears, noting that the chief was her husbandÂs cousin and brother-like figure.ÂUntil something like this happens so close, you donÂt realize the defi-ciencies in the system,ÂŽ Grall said, discussing how first responders can be impaired by the work they do.Puckett said the bill takes a Âgiant stepÂŽ in helping first responders address PTSD associated with their jobs.Puckett hopes the training and education will make family members and co-workers more aware about the warning signs of PTSD and can encourage treatment to prevent the disorder from rising to the level that it prevents first responders from being able to work.ÂAre we identifying folks with this? Are family members, co-workers able to identify that this person is exhibiting these PTSD signs, and are we setting it up to where people are actually will-ing to admit it?ÂŽ Puckett said. ÂMaybe with this legislation people will start seeking treatment sooner.ÂŽ A 2015 survey of 4,000 first responders found that 6.6 percent had attempted suicide, which is more than 10 times the rate in the general population.Patronis, who supported the bill through the process, issued a statement saying he was proud that Florida changed the law.ÂFirst responders show up for us every day, without hesitation or questioning our politics, and today Florida showed up for them,ÂŽ said Patronis, whose job includes serving as state fire marshal.Patronis also took a shot at the Florida League of Cities in the statement, saying Âto those who refused to support this measure from the begin-ning: we got this done without you.ÂŽThe Florida League of Cities initially opposed the legislation, contend-ing it was too broadly written and could increase insurance costs for cities that employ police and firefighters. The League of Cities, however, dropped its opposition to the bill, pointing last week to an amendment that eased its concerns.PTSD bene ts bill going to ScottPatronis By Christine SextonThe News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE Â„ The legal dramas that have swirled around FloridaÂs trauma system in recent years would be settled under a bill that revamps rules and regulations and recognizes trauma centers at some HCA Healthcare facilities across the state.The Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to pass the bill (HB 1165), one day after the House voted 110-0 to approve it. Rep. Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, was one of the spon-sors of the bill.The bill now heads to Gov. Rick Scott, who is expected to sign it into law. Senate Health Policy Chairwoman Dana Young, a Tampa Republican who started meeting with various hospital represen-tatives last summer on the trauma issue, said the bill ends years of legal wran-gling and adds provisions aimed at preventing the litigation from occurring again.Young told The News Service of Florida there were Âhours and hours of meetingsÂŽ with representatives of various hospitals, including Jackson Memorial in Miami-Dade County, HCA and Âsafety netÂŽ facilities.ÂI asked them,ÂŽ Young said, recalling the meet-ings, Âhow much do they really want to get this done?ÂŽThe Legislature for the past several years has grappled with the trauma system and whether to continue with current regulations or to allow a more competitive environment that would increase the number of trauma facilities in the state.The debate has come after HCA moved to open several trauma centers, which drew legal challenges from hospitals that have long operated trauma facilities.Under current law and regulations, Florida has a statewide cap of 44 trauma centers, with facilities allocated to 19 Âtrauma service areas.ÂŽ It also includes different classifications of trauma centers based, in part, on levels of care they provide.Supporters of the longstanding limits on trauma centers have con-tended that the facilities are expensive to operate and require highly trained doctors and staff members. But HCA and its backers say opening more trauma centers help improve access to care for severely injured patients.The bill would change the number of traumaservice areas from 19 to 18 and make clear that no service area could have more than a total of five Level I, Level II, Level II/pediatric, and standalone pediatric trauma centers. A trauma service area could not have more than one stand-alone pediatric trauma center.The bill would require the Florida Department of Health by Oct. 1 to establish an 11-member Florida Trauma System Advisory Council. The group would be required to meet no later than Jan. 5 and quarterly thereafter.Moreover, the bill would put into statutes a new Âneed formulaÂŽ for the approval of trauma centers. Under the new formula, it will be difficult to produce new trauma centers any time soon, said Mark Delegal, general counsel for the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, which includes public, teaching and childrenÂs hospitals. Delegal said the bill will ensure a quality trauma system for the foreseeable future and bring to an end years of litigation.ÂImportantly, the bill recreates a trauma advi-sory council with leading experts to maintain and improve trauma care in Florida,ÂŽ he said. The bill ÂgrandfathersÂŽ in three HCA trauma centers: Kendall Regional Medical CenterÂs Level I trauma center, which allows it to operate a pediatric trauma center; Orange Park Medical CenterÂs Level II trauma center; and Aventura Hospital & Medical CenterÂs level II trauma center.A fourth HCA facility, Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, would be prevented from moving ahead with a trauma center.The agreement also allows Jackson South in Miami to open a trauma center.Bill could end trauma system battlesBay Medical Center Sacred Heart runs a Level III Trauma Center, one of 44 trauma centers in Florida. [NEWS HERALD FILE PHOTOS] Kyle Peak, left, and Cambridge WhitÂ“ eld take calls in the dispatch center at Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System EMS.

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** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 B7TodayEMERALD COAST CRUIZINÂ: Through the weekend at Aaron Bessant Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach. Today: 8 a.m. registration and vendor set up; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. block party at Seahaven; 5 p.m. parade through Pier Park; 6 p.m. welcome party at SharkyÂs. For details, emeraldcoastcruizin.com CALLAWAY SENIORS PROGRAM: 9 a.m. to noon at the Callaway Fellowship Center, hosted by the Bay County Council on Aging, with exercise classes, tai chi, bingo, line dancing, cards and lunch. Seniors 60 and older. For details, 769-3468 AARP TAX-AIDE PROGRAM: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Panama City Beach Library, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bay County Fairgrounds. IRScertiÂ“ ed aides will provide free income tax preparation. Bring your 2017 tax documents, a picture ID and a Social Security card for each person on the tax return; bring a checkbook to verify the routing and account number for a refund. 2016 tax return also helpful. AARP focuses on lowto moderate-income taxpayers of all ages; you do not have to be an AARP member. No appointments; Â“ rst-come is Â“ rst-served. For details, Phil Cunningham, 850-774-7953 or pwcinpc@gmail.com AWKWARD OXEN IMPROV HOUR: 10 a.m. at Fonville Press in Alys Beach. Free; suitable for all ages. Seaside RepÂs improv troupe plays games, makes up scenes and songs on the spot. Audience members can workshop on Wednesday and perform with them on Thursday. For details, LoveTheRep.com ART & FUN: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Lynn Haven Senior Center, Lynn Haven. For details, 850-277-2730 COMMUNITY SERVICES AWARENESS DAY: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside McSpadden Student Union East building at GCSC Panama City campus. Representatives from local organizations speak to students and the community about healthy and safe lifestyles. Free. For details, 850-769-1551, ext. 4861 LINE DANCING: noon at the Lynn Haven Senior Center. Beginning and advance classes offered. For details, 850-277-2730 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH CLASS: 12:30 p.m. at the Lynn Haven Senior Center, facilitated by retired Spanish teacher. For details, 850-277-2730 FREE SEMINAR: 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium Conference Room, Bay Medical Sacred Heart. Incontinence with Dr. Nicole Eisenbrown. RSVP to 850-747-6684.ThursdayAARP TAX-AIDE PROGRAM: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bay County Fairgrounds. IRS-certiÂ“ ed aides will provide free income tax preparation. Bring 2017 tax documents, a picture ID and a Social Security card for each person on the tax return; bring a checkbook to verify the routing and account number for a refund. 2016 tax return also helpful. AARP focuses on lowto moderate-income taxpayers of all ages; you do not have to be an AARP member. No appointments; Â“ rst-come is Â“ rst-served. For details, Phil Cunningham, 850-774-7953 or pwcinpc@gmail.com WHATÂS HAPPENINGPANAMA CITYDeputies clear road of equine obstructionBay County SheriffÂs Office deputies Jared Turner and Brad Pierce received a roadway obstruction call Tuesday morning that was a horse of a different color.After hoofing over to Star Avenue, the pair found the road Â„ and traffic Â„ blocked by five horses.BCSO reported that the deputies managed to corral the escapees back into their pens with help from the owners and, of course, some carrots.PENSACOLAGulf Power teams up with Utilities United Against ScamsGulf Power is joining with Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) for National Consumer Protection Week, March 4-10. This week brings consumer awareness to the tactics that scammers use to steal money from utility customers and provides tips on how people can be protected from a fake utility service scam.Gulf Power wants customers to know that many scammers focus on residential and business customers and threaten to cut off the customerÂs power if they do not immediately provide payment information. Scammers can target potential victims online, by phone or in person. A legitimate utility company never will notify a customer of a delinquent account balance within an hour of disconnecting their service, Gulf Power said. UUAS works with reg-ulators, law enforcement and collaborates with more than 100 utility services across the United States and in Canada to spread awareness of the problem.For more information, visit www.myGulfPower.com or call Gulf Power Customer Care represen-tatives at 800-225-5797.YOUNGSTOWNWildÂ“ re almost extinguished Tuesday morningAccording to forestry officials, the 16-acre wildfire that flared up Monday in Youngstown was 80 percent extinguished as of Tuesday morning.Hannah Bowers, a spokeswoman for the Forestry Service, said the fire was started by a power line. With the low humidity that occurred during the weekend, the area became extremely sus-ceptible to fire.The fire was difficult to contain initially because of the swampy, wet nature of the area. ÂBecause it is so wet, it is harder to get a contain-ment line around it,ÂŽ said Bowers.The blaze was reported at 8301 County 2301. The fire did no structural damage.CALLAWAYCallaway experiencing Âdiscolored waterÂ Callaway is experienc-ing discolored water, according to an Alert Bay notification sent Tuesday.ÂIf you are experienc-ing discolored water flush your household lines until they are clear,ÂŽ the noti-fication stated. ÂThe City is also flushing lines and hydrants to help expedite the process. No boil water notice has been issued.ÂŽPANAMA CITYPanama City Mall Easter Egg Hunt this weekendOn Saturday, the Panama City Mall will host its Easter Bunny Arrival Parade and egg hunt beginning at 9 a.m.The parade will run along BenniganÂs, Bed Bath & Beyond and Sears near the mallÂs main entrance. This yearÂs parade will feature the Shaddai ShrinersÂ Hot Rod and Buccaneer units, and the Easter Bunny will be riding in a Jeep. Once the Easter Bunny arrives, an egg hunt with 9,000 eggs filled with candy and toys will begin inside the entire mall.Everyone from the community is invited. News Herald staff reportsAREA BRIEFS

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** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 C1 SPORTS CAVALIERS | C5LOVEÂS BATTLEKevin Love is opening up about his panic attack this season and his struggles with mental health. The Cavaliers star forward writes in an essay for the PlayersÂ Tribune that he was brie y hospitalized at the Cleveland Clinic and the episode le him shaken By Dustin Kent747-5065 | @PCNHDustinKent dkent@pcnh.comCoaches of all sports love to preach to their players the importance of overcoming obstacles and being resilient in the face of adversity. Some adversity is to be expected over the course of a season, such as injuries and heartbreaking losses, or even suspensions in some cases. Others, such as having your second-leading scorer get shot during the middle of your conference season, are a bit more difficult to take in stride.Such has been the case for No. 2 Gulf Coast, which had to play the last five games of the regular season without sophomore guard Kionna Jeter, who was the victim of a shooting while at home in Spartanburg, S.C., visiting family on Feb. 3. Jeter was hit with two shots and suffered a broken shoulder, though her life was never in jeopardy and she is expected to make a full recovery. That recovery is expected to take approximately three months, according to Jeter, which means her season is over, and if the Lady Commodores are going to make a run at a third straight national title, theyÂll have to do it without the services of a player who was averaging 19.8 points per game this season, including 20.1 in Panhandle Confer-ence play.The prospect of replacing such a productive player seems more challenging on paper than it has appeared to be in reality for the Lady Commodores, who have gone 5-0 without Jeter with an average margin of victory of 19 points per game. Of those Lady Commodores thrivingGulf CoastÂs Janesha Green tries to get by ChipolaÂs Lyric Turner during a game this season. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD] By Pat McCannThe News HeraldLAKELAND Â„ Darion WilsonÂs shot from the paint 26 seconds into the Class 1A boys basketball champion-ship game gave Wildwood the early lead Tuesday afternoon.The Wildcats never surrendered it, and held on for a 62-56 win over Blount-stown that equaled the girls 1A title won by Wildwood the week before.Blountstown, 24-4, had the distinction of losing in both the football state championship game and the boys basketball finals in the same school year. Tigers coach Brent Zessin thought that his ballclub might make a run when Denzel Washington scored with 6:45 remaining in the fourth quarter to get Blount-stown within 50-46.But a team that had fed off its defensive intensity all season was unable to get enough key stops down the stretch and the Wildcats prevailed.ÂThat was pretty much it; they had two great play-ers and they got the shots,ÂŽ Zessin said. ÂOur team played great, but those guys are pretty good.ÂŽWilson was 10-14 from Blountstown falls shortWildwoodÂs Darion Wilson goes up for a shot over BlountstownÂs Jamal Howard and Kevon Godwin during the FHSAA 1A Boys State Basketball Championship game. Wildwood won 62-56. [PHOTO BY ERNST PETERS/THE LEDGER] Loses to Wildwood 6256 in Class 1A boys basketball state championship gameThe News HeraldPANAMA CITY Â„ A weather front passing through the northwestern part of the state on Tuesday postponed Panhandle Conference baseball openers scheduled for early evening.The Pensacola at Gulf Coast and Tallahassee at Chipola debuts both were rained out.Gulf Coast head coach Mike Kandler said that the Commodores (12-8) rescheduled to 5 p.m. today against Pensacola (12-11) at Bill Frazier Field.Trever Kilcrease is scheduled to start on the mound for Gulf Coast. The second game of the four-game series remained set for 5 p.m. Thursday, with the series scheduled to conclude with a doubleheader on Saturday in Pensacola.Kilcrease was named the stateÂs Pitcher of the Week off Rain postpones Gulf CoastÂs PC opener See THRIVING, C3 See FINAL, C3See RAINOUT, C3

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** C2 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News HeraldBy Jenna FryerThe Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. Kevin Harvick once lay in wait for Greg Biffle on the pit road wall at Bristol Motor Speedway. Harvick was angry Â„ he always seemed to be angry in the early days of his NASCAR career Â„ and he was going to make sure Biffle knew it the moment the race was over. How did Harvick send his message? He literally hurdled over BiffleÂs car into a scrum and lunged at BiffleÂs throat. The Biffle incident back in 2002 would most certainly be on HarvickÂs highlight reel. In his first two years in Cup, Harvick became the first driver to be ÂparkedÂŽ by NASCAR for aggressive driving and he once tried to fight Ricky Rudd, usually considered a losing proposition. HarvickÂs nickname has always been ÂHappyÂŽ and he was anything but in those early days. He said after the 2002 parking Â„ for intentionally wrecking Coy Gibbs in a Truck Series race at Martinsville and generally being a thorn in NASCARÂs side Â„ that it was the wakeup call the 25-year-old needed. ÂI havenÂt been racing since I was 5 years old and made it this far in my career to throw it all away now,ÂŽ Harvick said then. ÂHaving to miss the race in Martinsville definitely got my attention.ÂŽ OK, so it hasnÂt been exactly smooth sailing since that wakeup call. But here Harvick is now, 100 NASCAR national wins later, and one of the most consistent drivers of his era. Harvick doesnÂt have the statistics to show just how exceptional a race car driver he is in part because he came along at the same time as another Californian. Jimmie Johnson, with a laid-back Southern California persona, debuted a year after Harvick and has collected seven championships along the way. Harvick has so far managed just one championship. But heÂs a two-time Daytona 500 winner, a two-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, a Southern 500 winner and a Brickyard 400 winner. ThatÂs a Hall of Fame career right there, and one many might not have seen coming when he was thrust into a miserable situation at what should have been the best time of his life. Harvick was on schedule to drive a Cup car for Richard Childress in 2002 but when Dale Earnhardt was killed on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, that plan was scrapped. Harvick got EarnhardtÂs ride the next week, went forward with his scheduled Las Vegas wedding the week after that and won his first Cup race the week after that. It was a whirlwind three weeks for the 24-year-old from Bakersfield, California, and when he had to time to take a breath, there was a lot going on.Harvick takes a bumpy road to 100 victoriesKevin Harvick hoists the trophy with his team after winning a NASCAR Cup series auto race Sunday in Las Vegas. [ISAAC BREKKEN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] By Doug FergusonThe Associated PressPALM HARBOR, Fla.Whatever was said between Jack Nicklaus and USGA chief executive Mike Davis didnÂt show up in the annual report on driving distance. Nicklaus has said for nearly half his life that the ball goes too far, an opinion based more on the 415 golf courses his company has designed than the record 18 major championships he won. He believes the culprit is the ball, not the clubs used to hit it or the players swinging them. Two weeks ago, Nicklaus sounded an alarm that change might be on the way. ÂI had dinner with Mike Davis, and Mike said, ÂWeÂre getting there. WeÂre going to get there,ÂÂŽ Nicklaus said at the Honda Classic. Nicklaus said he figured that would mean another 10 years of research, but that Davis told him the USGA was getting closer to agreements with the R&A Âto do something and be able to help.ÂŽ After two weeks of anticipation, the governing bodies delivered data that showed an average gain of 3 yards across seven tours worldwide in 2017, enough of a spike in one year for them to describe it as Âunusual and concerning,ÂŽ and one that requires closer inspection. More research. The PGA Tour, the only tour with laser technology to measure every shot, had an increase of 1.9 yards. Throw out the eight different courses used in 2017 Â„ expansive Erin Hills instead of Oakmont, Quail Hollow instead of soggy Baltusrol Â„ and the increase was a half-yard. What does it all mean? That nothing has changed when it comes to advancements in golf, and the resistance primarily from architectural circles. ItÂs a conflict nearly as old as the Royal & Ancient game. The debate over golf balls in particular surfaced in the mid-1850s when Allan Robertson was making the featherie and had a falling out with his apprentice, Old Tom Morris, when he switched over to the gutta percha. Tiger Woods used a replica of the gutta percha during a practice round at St. Andrews before the 2000 British Open. He drove his Nike golf ball to the edge of the ninth green. He hit driver and a 5-iron just over the green with the guttie. One more anecdote from St. Andrews: The R&A was so concerned about how far players were hitting the modern golf ball that it lengthened the Old Course, along with adding pot bunkers, to protect against low scores. That was the Haskell golf ball, which replaced the gutta percha. The year was 1905. ÂItÂs not like weÂre making the game too easy,ÂŽ said Dustin Johnson, described by his peers as an athletic freak. ÂBecause IÂve never felt the game was easy.ÂŽThe driving distance report that didnÂt go very farPhil Mickelson tees off on the 2nd hole during the Â“ nal round of the Mexico Championship on Sunday at Chapultepec Golf Club in Mexico City. [EDUARDO VERDUGO/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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** the field while scoring 23 points for Wildwood, which finished 23-7. Marcus Nib-lick was 10-20 and scored 21 points and Bryan McMullen hit all five of his shots to score 10 points. A day after holding Chipley to a shade less than 25-percent shooting from the field, Wild-wood made 28 out of 28 shots against the Tigers, a stagger-ing 58.3 percent.Blountstown shot a respectable 20-51, 39.2 percent.ÂOur philosophy was make (Wildwood) earn it, and they earned it,ÂŽ Zessin said. ÂThatÂs a good basketball school.ÂŽWildwood led 13-8 after one quarter, 29-24 at halftime and 46-39 entering the fourth quarter.Kevon Godwin had 23 points for Blountstown, Washington 13 points and Jamal Howard 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Blountstown out-rebounded Wildwood 32-26.ÂFor us to be state runner-up at a town that doesnÂt care much for basketball Âƒ we played hard today,ÂŽ Zessin said. ÂThat was our motto all year. To play hard.ÂŽ WILDWOOD (62)Marcus Niblick 10-20 0-1 22, Kris Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Oscene Milell 1-5 1-2 3, Bryan McMullen 5-5 0-0 10, Shemar Rose 2-4 0-0 4, Darion Wilson 10-14 3-5 23, Willie Mosby 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-48 4-8 62.BLOUNTSTOWN (56)Kevon Godwin 8-18 4-5 23, Alex Buggs 0-0 0-0 0, Jarkeavis Bess 0-1 0-0 0, Trent Peacock 0-1 0-0 0, Jamal Howard 4-9 2-4 10, Treven Smith 2-7 0-0 6, Denzel Washington 5-13 3-4 13, Nathan Hunter 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 20-51 11-17 56. Wildwood 13 16 17 16 Â„ 62 Blountstown 8 16 15 17 Â„ 56 Three-point goals: Wildwood 2-10 (Niblick 2-6, Milell 0-2, Rose 0-1, Wilson 0-1), Blountstown 5-20 (Godwin 3-12, Bess 0-1, Smith 2-7). Rebounds: Wildwood 26 (Mosby 7), Blountstown 32 (Howard 13). Fouls: Wildwood 15, Blountstown 11. Fouled out: McMullen. Technical fouls: none. Assists: Wildwood 9 (Niblick 4), Blountstown 11 (Godwin 4). Steals: Wildwood 8 (Niblick 4), Blountstown 5 (Godwin 2, Washington 2). Blocked shots: Wildwood 1 (Mosby 1), Blountstown 1 (Godwin 1). Turnovers: Wildwood 9, Blountstown 9.WildwoodÂs Shemar Rose bites his championship medal as he hoists the championship trophy after defeating Blountstown. [PHOTO BY ERNST PETERS/THE LEDGER] The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 C3 FINALFrom Page C1 five contests, only a 69-65 road victory over Chipola in a meaningless regular season finale was decided by fewer than 16 points. ItÂs an impressive response to a pretty big bit of adver-sity for Gulf Coast, though for coach Roonie Scovel, it fits with how her players have handled other set-backs this season.ÂItÂs kind of amazing,ÂŽ she said. ÂWe didnÂt have (freshman post player) Astou (Gaye) to start the season, we lost Shayla (Bennett) for four weeks with the surgery, and then of course we lose Kionna at conference time. WeÂve had some nagging things, but I guess todayÂs kids are just resilient. They just move on to the next game and play. IÂm real impressed that they didnÂt fold and didnÂt lose their confidence. It was the next woman up and some of those next women played very well during that stretch.ÂŽThe woman who stepped up the most in the immediate aftermath of losing Jeter was 5-foot-6 sophomore guard Janesha Green, who scored 24, 11, and 19 points in the ensuing three games after scoring just 16 points total in her previous seven Panhandle Conference outings. Green is averaging 12.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game while shooting 55.8 percent from the field and a whopping 68.8 percent from the 3-point line in the five games since Jeter went out.Green wasnÂt exactly the most likely candidate to take on a bigger scoring burden after posting just 2 points per game as a freshman, but she said she believed she was capable of producing at a higher level in a way she didnÂt last season.Â(Jeter) was a big scorer for us, and coach Scovel was just like, Âsomebody has got to step up,Â so I stepped up and tried to take that spot,ÂŽ she said. ÂIt feels pretty good. ItÂs just confidence, basically. My confidence wasnÂt that good last year.ÂŽGulf Coast also got big performances from 5-10 French freshman Din Dian, who scored 14 points and hit 4 of 5 threes in a win over Tallahassee and added a season-high 21 points on 4 of 6 from the 3-point line in a vic-tory over Pensacola State. Dian, who had previously scored just two points in limited action in six conference games, averaged 8.4 points on 55.6 percent shooting from the field and 52.9 percent from the 3-point line in her last five outings.The elevated play of her compatriot, Gaye, has also been a big factor for the Lady Commodores. The 6-2 post player struggled to get going this season as she recovered from an off-season injury, but over the past seven games she has shown flashes of the talent that made her a coveted international recruit, averaging 11.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 56.3 percent from the 3-point line.Freshman post player Alexus Dye also had a strong finish to the con-ference season, averaging 10 points on 62.8 percent shooting from the field in her final six league games.ÂWeÂve just had differ-ent people step up,ÂŽ Scovel said. ÂJhileiya Dunlap has come on and had some big games. Alexus had a great game. WeÂve just had different people step up and do some things for us. (Green and Dian) have had some good games. ItÂs been a little inconsistent, but when weÂve needed it from them, weÂve got it. I hope that will continue as we move forward and we can get something from them when we need it.ÂŽ While Bennett has con-tinued her consistent ways with 20.8 points per game over the past five, the 6-2 Dunlap, who will accompany Bennett to the University of North Carolina next season, has picked up her offense dramatically. After aver-aging just 8.4 points through her first seven Panhandle games, she is putting in 17.4 points per game in her last five out-ings on 55.9 percent from the field, while adding 8.8 rebounds, two assists, and three blocked shots per game as the anchor of the GC defense.Dunlap said it took her a couple of days just to process the news of Jeter being shot, but it was shortly after that when she and her teammates took it upon themselves to make sure everyone knew that the Lady Commo-dores werenÂt going away.ÂWhen everybody started hearing that (Jeter) was out, thatÂs when everybody thought, Âoh, Gulf Coast is going down and not going anywhere this year,ÂÂŽ she said. ÂBut we switched it around. When we lost her, we knew we would have to work 10 times harder.ÂŽThe results have been both impressive and unexpected, as the Lady Commodores nearly dou-bled their scoring margin since losing their second-best scorer. Scovel attributed it to a faster pace and a ratcheted up defense that has limited opponents to just 34 per-cent shooting over the past five games.ÂWe just emphasized that we have to keep doing the things that we do,ÂŽ she said. ÂI think our transition is a little better. Janesha is probably the quickest player on our team and sheÂs strong, so our running game got a little more consistent. Defensively, I think our kids realized that when you lose 20 points, your defense is going to have to win you some ballgames if you canÂt make up for those lost points. But I think it has been a little bit of both. I think weÂve made up for the lost points, but I also think that we turned up the defense a little bit.ÂŽGulf Coast will try to harness the momentum it finished the regular season with and take it to Ocala for the FCSAA Region VIII Tournament on March 8-10 in search of a third consecutive state title. The Lady Commodores will almost certainly get a trip to Lubbock, Tex., regardless of how well they do in Ocala for the NJCAA Tournament and a chance for another national championship as well.However difficult the challenges that await them in the postseason, Bennett said she believes the way her team has handled the loss of one of its best players proves itÂs tough enough to handle anything else thrown its way.ÂI think it really shows how dedicated we are to each other and to the game,ÂŽ she said. ÂWe donÂt let one bad thing bring us down as a team. We keep pushing, no matter what happens. A lot of adversity happens throughout a season, but you just have to keep play-ing through it all.ÂŽ THRIVINGFrom Page C1his three-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts against nationally-ranked Wallace-Dothan. Chipola and TCC also have the same 1-1-2 format home and away for their series. Northwest Florida is idle this week and will begin its conference schedule vs. Pen-sacola next week.Among other outdoor activ-ities scheduled for Tuesday, thehigh school baseball game betweenNorth Bay Haven and Mosleywasreschedled to today at 6 p.m. at Harry Frank Field and Arnold at Mosley in softball was rescheduled to 7 p.m. today.Arnold at Bozeman in baseball was expected to be played.Bozeman at Wewahitchka and Bay at Althain softball were questionable and Freeport at North Bay Haven in tennis was washed out. RAINOUTFrom Page C1 By Stephen WhynoThe Associated PressWASHINGTON Â„ Kirk CousinsÂ time with the Wash-ington Redskins is about to end after they chose not to use the franchise tag on the quarter-back as expected.The Redskins have agreed to acquire Alex Smith from the Kansas City Chiefs, effec-tively pushing Cousins into free agency following a tumul-tuous six years with the club the drafted him. Cousins will be the top free agent available when the league year opens in mid-March and should have no shortage of suitors. ÂNext week is now officially the first time since 2007 that IÂll be choosing where to play football,ÂŽ Cousins posted on Twitter. ÂIÂm open to suggestions.ÂŽThe 29-year-old Cousins is coming off his third consecutive 4,000-yard passing season. In his time as a full-time NFL starter, he has completed 67 percent of his passes for 81 touchdowns, 36 interceptions and a 97.5 QB rating.Despite previously saying Washington could win with Cousins, coach Jay Gruden said at the scouting combine that ÂitÂs time for us to move onÂŽ and find some continuity at the position.The Redskins now seemingly have that in Smith, who will join the Redskins once the trade becomes official March 14 and has agreed to a four-year extension with $71 million guaranteed.Cousins could easily command more than that on the open market with the New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals and Cleve-land Browns among the teams interested in upgrading at quarterback.After becoming the first QB in NFL history to play two consecutive seasons on the franchise tag Â„ making almost $44 million in the pro-cess Â„ Cousins is looking for long-term stability in the wake of almost-weekly questions about his future in Washing-ton persisted over the past few years. Agent Mike McCartney declined to comment on the plans of the Cousins camp in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday.This is perhaps the first time in CousinsÂ football career that he has been No. 1 on any list. He did not have any scholarship offers as a high school senior, was not considered a top prospect after four years at Michigan State and got picked in the fourth round in 2012 by the Redskins Â„ the same draft they traded up to make Robert Griffin III the No. 2 pick.Only 39-year-old Drew Brees, whoÂs expected to resign with the New Orleans Saints, threw for more yards last season than Cousins, who is the best option available in a crop that includes Case Keenum, Sam Bradford and Josh McCown. Though during the 2017 season it was reported that Cousins could set a record for QB contracts, itÂs unclear how close he might come to the $135 million, five-year deal with $92 million guaranteed that Matthew Stafford signed with the Detroit Lions.NOTE: The Redskins re-signed safety Deshazor Everett to a multiyear deal and waived running backs Dare Ogun-bowale and Kenny Hilliard and tackle Kevin Bowen.No franchise tag for Cousins, now set to hit free agencyWashington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins scrambles during a game against the Denver Broncos on Dec. 24 in Landover, Md. [ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 C7ARIES (March 21-April 19) Â„ Wanting to do the thing or not wanting to do the thing is beside the point. You do the thing because you said you would, because itÂs good for you, because itÂs right. This is the way of exemplary character. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Â„ ItÂs said that the best things in life are free, exempli gratia: love, clouds, podcasts... and so much more today. Bonus: Someone will buy your way Â„ not free, exactly, but close enough. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Â„ Head foggy? Does it take you longer to come to a conclusion? Do you forget why you walked into the room? ItÂs because part of your mind is working on something mind-blowing and the other part of your mind is blown. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Â„ There are tasks to be completed, and there is pleasure to be had. And thereÂs no reason that both of those things canÂt be combined in the same activity. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Â„ You can be cuddly, and you can try to snuggle in with your Â” ock, but donÂt be surprised if they canÂt completely let down their guards. See, youÂre not a sheep. YouÂre a lion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Â„ Time to face the ÂyuckÂŽ of yesterdays. Have no fear. There are many ways to let go of the past that donÂt include lying on your back in a therapistÂs ofÂ“ ce while repeatedly answering the question, ÂHow did that make you feel?ÂŽ LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Â„ YouÂll either burst through emotional blocks or wear them down by pushing ever-forward. You really can overwrite past baggage by creating new successes. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Â„ Motivating people is your thing today. YouÂll be free with your enthusiasm, encouragement and ideas. Bonus: YouÂll be wellcompensated for this, though perhaps not in a Â“ nancial sense. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Â„ We are living in a realm of opposites Â„ a dimension of polarization and contrast. One sign of emotional maturity is when people stop pointing out the contradictions of life and start accepting them as the norm. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Â„ Watch your step. Perceptiveness on your part will help you to discover the golden opportunities hidden in a social situation Â„ while avoiding the quicksand thatÂs also hidden there. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Â„ If youÂre not making a mess, youÂre not living big enough. Though you usually clean it up solo, itÂs not always possible to get it back in order all by yourself. Ask for help. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Â„ You tell yourself that you donÂt really need closure Â„ that life is a circle and therefore there is no end, and by extension, nothing to be closed. Tell yourself. But if you still feel incomplete, what exactly are the words you long to hear?HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS DIVERSIONS Comments, questions or suggestions? WC@TriviaGuy.com 1. From fun surveys, whatÂs the most popular response when asked to name something that has an arch? McDonaldÂs, Bridge, Foot, Building 2. In which country is the highest number of languages spoken at more than 800? India, Cote dÂIvoire, China, Papua New Guinea 3. Where did Elvis Presley make his final concert appearance in 1977? San Francisco, Detroit, Charlotte, Indianapolis 4. Which sisters had a 1955 No. 1 hit with ÂSincerelyÂŽ? Lennon, Thomas, McGuire, Andrew 5. From literature, whatÂs the name of Tom SawyerÂs aunt? Bee, Elm, Polly, Ruth 6. The Yangtze is what countryÂs longest river? China, Canada, Cambodia, Chile ANSWERS: 1. McDonaldÂs, 2. Papua New Guinea, 3. Indianapolis, 4. McGuire (Christine, Dorothy, Phyllis), 5. Polly, 6. ChinaTRIVIA BY WILSON CASEY ACES ON BRIDGE: BOBBY WOLFF (Answers tomorrow) SWUNG HIKER SPRUCE PACIFY YesterdayÂs Jumbles: Answer: After all the passengers left, the ocean liner was the Â„ ÂCREWÂSÂŽ SHIP Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. CHAHT HURGS MATIGS NOIRUJ 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. Check out the new, free JUSTJUMBLE app SUDOKUAnswer to yesterdayÂs sudokuDEAR ABBYMemories of long-ago assault revived by #metoo movementWORD SCRIMMAGE: JUDD HAMBRICK Wilson CaseyLevel of difÂ“ culty (Bronze easy, Silver medium, Gold -difÂ“ cult): Monday Bronze; Tuesday Silver; Wednesday Gold; Thursday Bronze; Friday Silver; Saturday and Sunday Gold. DEAR ABBY: Years ago, my husband and I hosted a St. PatrickÂs Day party in our apartment for friends. There was a lot of drinking going on. I had to be at work early the next morning, so I went to bed while the party went on. I awoke a short while later to one of the men attempting to rape me. He stopped and attempted an apology by saying, ÂBut you are just so pretty.ÂŽ My husband and I graduated from high school with this person, and he is/was part of the same circle of friends. I have not told many people, but the few who do know have maintained a friendship with him, including my husband. Because of the #MeToo campaign, all the emotions have come to a head for me now. I think about this assault daily. The worst thing for me is that even though he knows about it, my husband has chosen to remain friends with him for 35 years. How can I get past this? Â„ CANÂT FORGET IN VIRGINIA DEAR CANÂT FORGET: I can only imagine how traumatic the assault was, and for that you have my sympathy. That your husband would be so forgiving is, frankly, shocking. It may take the help of a licensed mental health professional to put this behind you, if thatÂs possible. I sincerely hope you will reach out to a therapist who treats posttraumatic stress as well as victims of sexual assault .DEAR ABBY: IÂm a 55-year-old gay man with a problem. My 22-year-old son doesnÂt know IÂm gay. It was after my divorce that I started seeing men again. I married my life partner of 13 years last year. My husband thinks I should sit my son down and tell him. I want to tell my son and be honest with him about my relationship with my husband, but my son is very religious and IÂm afraid this will drive a wedge between us. Plus, IÂm afraid of what ideas my ex would fill his head with about me. Please advise. Â„ CONFUSED IN THE SOUTH DEAR CONFUSED: You say your son is 22 and you have been with your now-husband for 13 years. HavenÂt you had regular visitation with your son all this time? DoesnÂt he like your husband? If the answers to those questions are yes, then what makes you think he isnÂt already aware of your sexual orientation? On the other hand, if the answers to my questions are no, then I doubt that telling your son will drive him any further away from you than he already is. Jeanne Phillips

** The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 D1 FOOD PISTACHIOSBRAIN BOOST AT WORKIn a national survey, 1,000 American o ce workers who skipped breakfast consumed a snack of 42 grams (1.5 servings) of pistachios between 9 and 11 a.m. Ninetytwo percent of participants reported the pistachio snack helped improve their concentration at work as stated in the study, Âsomewhat or greatly.ÂŽ SMOOTHIE RECIPEPASSION FRUIT AND MANGOThis passion fruit smoothie from foodnetwork.com leaves the seeds in to add 6 grams of ber. Ingredients: 2 ripe passion fruits; 1/2 small ripe mango, cut into chunks; 1/3 cup fat-free Greek yogurt; juice of 1/2 orange; 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; pinch kosher salt. Directions: Cut the passion fruits in half and scoop the seeded esh into a blender. Add the mango, yogurt, orange juice, vanilla, a pinch of salt and 4 ice cubes. Blend until smooth; youÂll still be able to see the broken-up seeds. Add honey or maple syrup for sweetness. TIP OF THE WEEKTRY A FOOD JOURNALA recent ÂMayo Clinic MinuteÂŽ video points out that a food diary can be a valuable tool in weight loss. ÂLogging what and how much you eat can reveal forgotten calories and hidden patterns that may be thwarting your work to trim extra pounds,ÂŽ according to mayoclinic.org. Mayo suggests keeping track of meals at least three days a week. Â„ Brandpoint Making dumplings is all about technique As a youngster, when I saw my mother cooking a big, fat hen, I knew we would have something really special for dinner. The cooked chicken often went into her great chicken salad or in her chicken and dressing. Nothing was wasted. The broth was used either for the cornbread dressing or for making dumplings. Sometimes, she cooked her homemade egg noodles in the broth. As was true with most of MotherÂs specialties, she didnÂt have a recipe for her dumplings, yet they always turned out the same. I watched as she made the dough, rolled it thin and cut it into strips that were dropped into boiling broth. It looked so easy, but I soon learned there is a technique for making good dumplings. My first mistake when trying to make dumplings was to use a regular biscuit dough. I failed to realize that dumpling dough must be firmer than that used for biscuits or it will fall apart when it hits the hot broth. There are other steps to remember when making dumplings. The broth must be at a rolling boil before dropping the strips of dough into the pot. After using all the dough, the temperature should be reduced and the pan covered until the dumplings have firmed up. After finally learning to make dumplings similar to my motherÂs, I decided to change the recipe slightly by adding a can of cream of chicken with herbs soup Â„ a simple addition that adds great flavor. Chicken Herb DumplingsÂ€ 3 cans (14 ounces each) chicken broth Â€ 1 can cream of chicken with herbs soup Â€ 1 cup self-rising Â” our Â€ 3 tablespoons shortening Â€ 1/3 cup buttermilk Â€ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper Â€ 3 tablespoons butter or margarine Â€ cup milk Â€ 1 to 2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken Combine broth and soup in large soup pot. Heat to a rolling boil. While broth is heating, make the dumplings. In a food processor, combine Â” our, shortening and buttermilk. Process until a dough forms. Remove onto a well-Â” oured surface. Knead more Â” our into dough until you get a stiff dough. Roll the dough thin. Cut into strips about 1 inches wide. Cut or tear strips into several pieces and drop into boiling broth. Stir and reduce heat to low. Cover pot and cook about 6 minutes. Remove lid and let mixture continue to bubble. Add black pepper, butter, milk and chicken. Cook until slightly thickened. It will thicken more as it cools.Prudence Hilburn of Piedmont, Alabama, has won more than 30 national cooking awards and written several cookbooks. Write to her at prudencehilburn@aol.com. Prudence Hilburn By Ari LeVauxMore Content NowAs another year begins, and another crop of seed catalogs arrives in the mail, my thoughts turn to summerÂs garden. And usually, at about that time, I remember the words of the outdoorsy writer Tim Cahill: ÂI am a man who sits around at home reading wilderness survival books the way some people peruse seed catalogs or accounts of classic chess games,ÂŽ Cahill wrote, in the introduction to a book of adventure stories called ÂJaguars Ripped my Flesh.ÂŽ Successful gardeners must hold within them the best characteristics of both chess master and woodsman, combining the patience of the former and the endurance of the latter, with a survivalistÂs intimate knowledge of the landscape and a strategy thatÂs gazing many moves ahead. But while gardening could be about survival like the other pursuits Cahill mentions, thatÂs not really why we do it. We do it for the full-contact grappling contest with nature, the bees and the rain and the weeds and the dirt. We do it because it feels like the thing to do. Am I right? And we do it because the garden also offers us specific things for specific individuals. For me, the garden is a place for whimsy, creativity and relaxation. ItÂs more about fun than production. Whatever your goals may be, itÂs important to be clear about your expectations. Especially now, when you have a bunch of seed catalogs spread before you. If youÂre anything like me, seed catalogs make your credit card itch. So before you go crazy, make a plan. I like to simplify things by skipping any plants that need to be started inside. IÂm done with using a sunny windowsill to start my tomatoes. Unless you have a real grow space and the proper gear, starting seeds indoors is a losing proposition. Your tomato seedlings will probably be an embarrassment compared to the greenhousegrown beauties you could have purchased at the farmers market. The only thing I grow in large enough quantities to store is garlic. The rest of the garden, I plant to eat. And to frolic among. Berries and peas for the kids, bitter greens and basil for the adults. All these can be ordered from a seed catalog and planted directly, without having to be grown inside. Climbing plants like beans, planted next to a fence or sunflowers, are a no-brainer to me. I will leave you with a recipe for PastaPestoPrego, a recipe that I developed in college. ItÂs a glimpse at what you can make if you plan ahead, and get on the yearlong cycle that this recipe demands. If you want to get on the cycle, the only immediate job is to order basil seeds, because basil is so damn expensive and easy to grow you really should. Order a big bag and plant them everywhere, as soon as the threat of frost has passed. With your garden-fresh basil and tomatoes, make PastaPestoPrego all summer long. In fall, buy bulk quantities of tomato and basil and make a winter stash of tomato sauce and pesto.FLASH IN THE PANGarden freshWhat to plant now for a year of PastaPestoPregoPastaPestoPrego is a glimpse at what you can make if you plan ahead in your garden, and get on the yearlong cycle that this recipe demands. [ARI LEVAUX] PastaPestoPregoÂ€ Big pot of boiling water Â€ Pasta noodles Â€ Half an onion, minced Â€ Two garlic cloves, pressed, grated or minced Â€ Pesto (basil, garlic, hard cheese, olive oil, nuts; all pulverized) Â€ Red sauce (tomatoes, onions, wine, oregano. You know, red sauce) Â€ Cheese, such as Parmesan or Romano Â€ Ground meat (optional) Before you even take off your backpack, get the pasta water going. Quickly chop half an onion and put it in a pan with olive oil and oregano on medium. Add meat if using. Cook until delicious. Season as necessary. Add noodles to boiling water. Take off backpack. Add red sauce to pan when the meat and onions are ready. When noodles are done to your liking, drain them and toss with olive oil and minced garlic. This, right here, is the most important trick you need to know about pasta: The garlic will cook in the hot oiled noodles and the house will smell amazing. Then stir in the cheese and pesto. Finally, toss in the red sauce. Add more grated cheese, if necessary, and proceed to eat until it hurts.

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** D2 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News Herald WEATHERBy Becky KrystalThe Washington PostLearn to roast a whole chicken, and youÂll eat well for life. And, hey, if youÂre anything like Prince Harry, it might help you get engaged, too! There are plenty of reasons you should add a roast chicken to your cooking repertoire. It can be an impressive centerpiece for dinner, and you can use the meat to make so many other dishes, whether itÂs enchiladas, chicken salad or pot pies. Plus, the bones are ideal for broth, and if your chicken comes with a giblet packet of the liver, gizzard and such, make stock or gravy. Just as important: Roasting a chicken is not that hard. You can scour the internet or cookbooks and find way too many complicated or intimidating strategies. Brining. Flipping. Stove top and then oven. Spatchcocking. I didnÂt want any of it. I wanted to roast a chicken, simply.Roasting a chicken is as easy as putting a baking sheet in ovenOne-Pan Roast Chicken and PotatoesAdapted from ÂHow to Roast Everything,ÂŽ by AmericaÂs Test Kitchen (Penguin Random House, 2018). Ingredients Â€ One whole 3 -to-4-pound chicken, giblet packet removed if included Â€ 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Â€ Kosher salt Â€ Freshly ground black pepper Â€ 1 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed and cut into -inch slices Â€ Extra-virgin olive oil Steps: Place a durable baking sheet on the middle oven rack; preheat to 450 degrees. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Rub the entire surface with the vegetable oil and season the skin generously with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together and tuck the wingtips (the segment from the last joint to the tip) behind the back. (This keeps those parts from cooking too fast and drying out.) Toss the potatoes with just enough olive oil to lightly coat them; this will help keep them from sticking to the pan. Transfer the chicken, breast side up, to the center of the preheated baking sheet in the oven. Scatter the potatoes around, but not under, the chicken. Alternatively, if you donÂt feel comfortable reaching into the oven with the rack pulled out, remove the heated baking sheet from the oven to add the chicken and potatoes before proceeding with roasting. Roast the chicken and potatoes for 25 to 35 minutes, until the breast registers 120 degrees on an instant-read thermometer (temperature taken away from the bone) and the thighs 135 degrees. Turn off the oven; let the chicken and potatoes rest there for 25 to 35 minutes, until the breast registers 160 degrees and thighs 175 degrees. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board to rest for 20 minutes; this is an key step that allows the juices to be reabsorbed into the meat. By Becky KrystalThe Washington PostAlmost any onion will make you cry once you slice it open. So does it really matter which one you grab at the grocery store? You probably think IÂm going to tell you, ÂYes, absolutely, and if you choose the wrong one, your recipe will be ruined!ÂŽ ThatÂs only sort of true. TheyÂre more interchangeable than you might think, at least in a good number of situations. LetÂs focus on the supermarket staples of yellow, white and red. Sweet onions Â„ Vidalia, Walla Walla, etc. Â„ are great, but theyÂre much more perishable and less widely available during a short season. And pearl onions, shallots, scallions and leeks are distinctive enough from their globular cousins to not create substitution confusion. The big three have a lot in common. They: Â€ Sport the characteristic papery skin that litters the bottom of every single one of your reusable shopping bags. Â€ Contain sulfur-based compounds that, when exposed to air, will at least make your eyes water if not downright weep. Â€ Store well, for at least a few weeks, and up to a month or two, when kept in a cool, dark place with good air circulation. Not the refrigerator. (IÂm guilty.) Â€ Follow the same flavor progression of pungent when raw to progressively sweeter as they cook. For the vast majority of us, the biggest difference may be their color. If you closed your eyes and tasted samples of each, would you be able to tell them apart? I donÂt think I could. Still, if youÂre going to choose one type of onion to always have on hand, youÂre best going with the yellow onion. According to the National Onion Association (yes, this is a thing! and their Twitter handle is @ Onionista), the yellow onion accounts for about 87 percent of the countryÂs crop, with red a distant second at 8 percent and white a measly 5 percent. ItÂs acceptable raw, ranging from mild to pungent depending on age, and gets mellower as it cooks. Yellow is the ideal variety for caramelizing. When you are sauteing onions to build flavor as a base for your dish (soup, tomato sauce, you name it), the yellow onion is your friend. That being said, white onions are a totally acceptable substitute for yellow, especially if youÂre cooking them. Based on conventional wisdom, white onions are milder and crisper than yellow, which is why you might want to use them thinly sliced in a salad, chopped in pico de gallo or in other raw preparations. The biggest drawback of white onions is not their flavor, but rather that they donÂt last as long in storage. Red onions are particularly good raw in many of the same places as their white cousins. Red onions work well in salads and guacamole, or on a juicy burger, in part because of their vivid color. One of my favorite ways to use red onions is pickling them including red wine vinegar in the brining liquid only enhances the visual pop. I would not, however, recommend adding them to your frittata, as I once did. The onionÂs natural chemicals didnÂt get along too well with my eggs, which emerged from the oven an unappetizing blue-green-gray color. So many good meals start with an onion. Even more would be improved by adding one. And now the next time you shed tears, it wonÂt be because you didnÂt know which color to choose.How to know which onion to use in your recipeGreat recipes start with an onion. [PHOTO BY STACY ZARIN GOLDBERG FOR THE WASHINGTON POST] 6 a.m Noon6 p.m Low Hazard Medium Hazard High Hazard Water closed to public Dangerous Marine Life High Low 61/36 63/41 62/33 63/42 63/44 62/36 62/37 62/38 63/34 54/34 62/38 62/37 63/36 64/44 65/44 65/42 66/36 65/4264/4366/5373/6276/55Plenty of sunshineSunshine An afternoon thunderstorm possible A couple of showers and a t-storm6551625742Winds: WNW 8-16 mph Winds: W 6-12 mph Winds: SSE 8-16 mph Winds: SW 8-16 mph Winds: NW 10-20 mphBlountstown 8.99 ft. 15 ft. Caryville 7.41 ft. 12 ft. Clairborne 35.10 ft. 42 ft. Century 8.44 ft. 17 ft. Coffeeville, AL 30.50 ft. 29 ft. Through 7 a.m. Tue.Apalachicola 8:10a 1:38a 6:42p 12:58p Destin 1:44p ------West Pass 7:43a 1:11a 6:15p 12:31p Panama City 12:53p ------Port St. Joe 1:31p 12:11a ----Okaloosa Island 12:17p 11:57p ----Milton 3:57p 1:39a ----East Bay 3:01p 1:09a ----Pensacola 2:17p ------Fishing Bend 2:58p 12:43a ----The Narrows 3:54p 2:43a ----Carrabelle 6:45a 10:45a 5:17p ---Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. 2018LastNewFirstFull Mar 9Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31Sunrise today ........... 6:02 a.m. Sunset tonight .......... 5:45 p.m. Moonrise today ...... 11:29 p.m. Moonset today ......... 9:50 a.m. Today Thu. Today Thu.Clearwater 68/55/pc 65/51/s Daytona Beach 71/41/pc 66/40/s Ft. 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Seas 2-4 feet. Visibility clear. Wind northnorthwest at 8-16 knots. Seas 1-3 feet. Clear. Tomorrow: Wind from the northwest at 8-16 knots. Seas 2-4 feet. Visibility generally clear.Partly to mostly sunny and breezy today. Winds north-northwest 10-20 mph. Clear and chilly tonight. Winds north-northwest 6-12 mph.High/low ......................... 74/64 Last year's High/low ...... 75/58 Normal high/low ............. 70/50 Record high ............. 79 (1974) Record low ............... 30 (1978)24 hours through 4 p.m. .. 0.60" Month to date .................. 0.67" Normal month to date ....... 1.17" Year to date ..................... 8.69" Normal year to date ........ 11.17" Average humidity .............. 84%through 4 p.m. yesterdayHigh/low ......................... 74/67 Last year's High/low ...... 72/60 Normal high/low ............. 66/51 Record high ............. 80 (1951) Record low ............... 23 (2002)24 hours through 4 p.m. ... 1.43" Month to date ................... 1.43" Normal month to date ....... 1.13" Year to date ................... 16.09" Normal year to date ........ 11.50" Average humidity .............. 71% PANAMA CITY Port St. Joe Apalachicola Tallahassee Perry Quincy Monticello Marianna Chipley DeFuniak Springs Pensacola FORT WALTON BEACH Crestview Destin Carrabelle Mobile Bainbridge ValdostaFLORIDA CITIESCity Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W WORLD CITIESCity Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W NATIONAL CITIESCity Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W TODAY FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDAHigh LowREGIONAL WEATHERWeather(W): ssunny, pcpartly cloudy, ccloudy, shshowers, tthunderstorms, rrain, sfsnow Â” urries, snsnow, iice. 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CLASSIFIEDSWednesday, March 7, 2018 | The News Herald | Page D3 19240 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE No.: 17000310CA FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, vs. SAMUEL SCOTT GUNTER; BETH H. GUNTER; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2 Defendant(s). RE-NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the order of Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated AUGUST 9, 2017, and entered in Case No. 1700031 OCA of the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit in and for Bay County, Florida, wherein FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, is Plaintiff and SAMUEL SCOTT GUNTER; et al., are Defendants, the Office of Bill Kinsaul, Bay County Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via online auction at www .bay realforeclose.com at 11:00 A.M. Central Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the 20th day of March, 2018 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: A portion of Lot 34, St. Andrews Bay Pecan and Fig Groves Plat in Section 33. Township 2 South, Range 14 West, as recorded in the Public Records of Bay County. Florida. and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Northeast Corner of said Lot 34: thence South 01 degrees 02 minutes 40 seconds West along the East line of said Lot 34 for 30.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds West for 20.00 feet to the intersection of the South R/W line of Callahan Street (60Â’ R/W) and the West R/W line of Tillman Road (40Â’ R/W): thence continue North 89 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds West for 70.12 feet to the Point of Beginning: thence leaving said South R/W line. run South 00 degrees 59 minutes 43 seconds West for 165.00 feet: thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds West for 70.12 feet: thence North 00 degrees 59 minutes 43 seconds East for 165.00 feet to the South R/W line of said Callahan Street; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds East along said North R/W line for 70.12 feet to the Point of Beginning. Located: 1704 CALLAHAN STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32409 and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiffs mortgage. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated at Panama City, Bay County, Florida, this 5th day of February, 2018. Bill Kinsaul Clerk of said Circuit Court By: Jennifer Estrada As Deputy Clerk McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 500 S. Australian Ave., Suite 1000 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Email: FLpleadings@ MWC Law .com Tel: 561-713-1400 Pub: March 7, 13, 2018 19330 PUBLIC NOTICE The Bay County School Board announces that Construction Management (CM) Services will be required for the construction of a new 130,000 square feet Pre-K -Fifth grade elementary school containing 800 student stations, infrastructure and other associated spaces. As authorized by Florida Statute 287.055, the selected firm will establish a preconstruction services agreement, then a guaranteed maximum price with an established completion date. To be eligible for consideration, all interested firms must, at the time of submission, be authorized to do business in the State of Florida; hold a Florida General Contractor license; provide proof of insurance coverage (minimum $1 million for single projects and $2 million aggregate); demonstrate a capability to provide required Performance, Labor and Material Bonds; demonstrate appropriate financial strength; and have an acceptable history regarding litigation and defaults. In addition, firms must submit a Statement of Qualifications, and if shortlisted, commit to participate in an interview with the Selection Committee. Required components of service for assigned projects will include the following: Â Collaboration with the Architect and School District Â Options Analysis, value engineering, cost estimating, scheduling Â Market analysis, cultivation of bidders, preparation of bid packages and bidding of trade contracts Â Participation in the School DistrictÂ’s direct materials purchase program to recover sales tax Â Preparation of a Guaranteed Maximum Price Â Providing a Performance, Labor and Materials Bond Â Construction management and site supervision Â Reporting and documentation of subcontractorÂ’s licenses and costs with each pay application Â Warranty management Applicants must submit five copies of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Send or personally deliver submittals to the following address: Bay District Schools Facilities Department ATTN: Lee Walters 1311 Balboa Avenue Panama City, FL 32401 Note: Â Professional Services Selection Committee will meet to shortlist applicants for interview on Thursday, March 15, 2018 Â Professional Services Selection Committee will interview shortlisted applicants on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Â School Board Approval of the CM Selection and Contract will be on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Pub: Feb. 21, 28, March 7, 2018 19332 PUBLIC NOTICE The Bay County School Board announces that Construction Management (CM) Services will be required at Bay High School for the new construction of a two story 30,000 square feet Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Center. As authorized by Florida Statute 287.055, the selected firm will establish a preconstruction services agreement, then a guaranteed maximum price with an established completion date. To be eligible for consideration, all interested firms must, at the time of submission, be authorized to do business in the State of Florida; hold a Florida General Contractor license; provide proof of insurance coverage (minimum $1 million for single projects and $2 million aggregate); demonstrate a capability to provide required Performance, Labor and Material Bonds; demonstrate appropriate financial strength; and have an acceptable history regarding litigation and defaults. In addition, firms must submit a Statement of Qualifications, and if shortlisted, commit to participate in an interview with the Selection Committee. Required components of service for assigned projects will include the following: ÂCollaboration with the Architect and School District ÂOptions Analysis, value engineering, cost estimating, scheduling ÂMarket analysis, cultivation of bidders, preparation of bid packages and bidding of trade contracts ÂParticipation in the School DistrictÂ’s direct materials purchase program to recover sales tax Â Preparation of a Guaranteed Maximum Price Â Providing a Performance, Labor and Materials Bond Â Construction management and site supervision Â Reporting and documentation of subcontractorÂ’s licenses and costs with each pay application Â Warranty management Applicants must submit five copies of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Send or personally deliver submittals to the following address: Bay District Schools Facilities Department ATTN: Lee Walters 1311 Balboa Avenue Panama City, FL 32401 Note: Â Professional Services Selection Committee will meet to shortlist applicants for interview on Thursday, March 15, 2018 Â Professional Services Selection Committee will interview shortlisted applicants on Thursday, March 29, 2018 Â School Board Approval of the CM Selection and Contract will be on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Pub: Feb. 21, 28, March 7, 2018 19388 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE: 17000910CA STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B., Plaintiff, VS. SARAH EDWARDS STEPHENS A/K/A SARAH E STEPHENS; et al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order Resetting Sale entered on February 1, 2018 in Civil Case No. 17000910CA, of the Circuit Court of the FOURTEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Bay County, Florida, wherein, STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B. is the Plaintiff, and SARAH EDWARDS STEPHENS A/K/A SARAH E STEPHENS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SARAH EDWARDS STEPHENS A/K/A SARAH E STEPHENS; BLUE WATERS TOWNHOUSES ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN TENANT 1 N/K/A DEREK DAUGHTERY; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS are Defendants. The Clerk of the Court, Bill Kinsaul will sell to the highest bidder for cash at www bay .realforeclose.com on March 19, 2018 at 11:00 AM CST the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF BAY, STATE OF FLORIDA, TO WIT: UNIT 1, BLUE WATERS TOWNHOUSES: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 3, BLOCK 13, BEL AIR SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 27, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE SOUTH 34 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 3, 36.29 FEET; THENCE NORTH 52 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST, 5.51 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID BEARING 17.06 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF A COMMON WALL; THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID COMMON WALL 44 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 23 SECONDS EAST, 17.06 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE COMMON WALL; THENCE NORTH 37 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID COMMON WALL 44 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on February 20, 2018. Bill Kinsaul Clerk of the Court By: Jennifer Estrada Deputy Clerk ALDRIDGE | PITE, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 1615 South Congress Avenue Suite 200 Delray Beach, FL 33445 Phone: (844) 470-8804 Fax: (561) 392-6965 Primary E-Mail: ServiceMail@aldridgepite. com File No.: 1454-212B IMPORT ANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator by mail at P.O. Box 1089, Panama City, FL 32402 or by phone at (850) 7475338 at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days. If you are hearing impaired, please call 711 or email AD ARequest@ jud14.flcourts.org Feb. 28, March 7, 2018 19338 PUBLIC NOTICE Stephen C. Myers, DMD, PA announces the transfer of his dental practice to Benjamin J. Grooters, DDS as of 02/08/2018. You may continue care or obtain records at the same location of 10510 Hutchison Blvd., Panama City Beach, FL 32407. The office number remains the same: (850) 234-7080. Pub: Feb. 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2018 19470 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 17001088CA US BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE OF BUGALOW SERIES F TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. DOMINIC E. ROBINSON A/K/A DOMINIC EMANUEL ROBINSON, et al. Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Final Judgment entered on February 8, 2018 and entered in Case No. 17001088CA in the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit and in Bay, County, Florida, wherein DOMINIC E. ROBINSON A/K/A DOMINIC EMANUEL ROBINSON; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DOMINIC E. ROBINSON A/K/A DOMINIC EMANUEL ROBINSON; IZETTA DENICE ROBINSON; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF IZETTA DENICE ROBINSON; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2, are the Defendants. The Clerk of the Court, Bill Kinsaul, will sell to the highest bidder for cash at https:/www .bay .realforeclose.c om On March 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM, following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 17 AND THE SOUTH 30 FEET OF LOT 18, BLOCK 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SUNNY SOUTH ADDITION, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 75 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. And commonly known as 926 Massalina Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 32401 ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. IMPORT ANT Â“Persons with a disability needing special accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding at any courthouse or court program, should within two (2) days of receipt of notice, contact Court Administration to request such an accommodation. Please contact the following: Court Administration, P.O. Box 1089, Panama City, Florida 32402; Phone: 850-747-5327; Hearing & Voice Impaired: 1-800-955-8771; Email: AD ARequest@ jud14.flcourts.org Â” GHIDOTTI BERGER LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 3050 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 402 Miami, FL 33137 Phone: (305) 501 2808; Fax: (954) 780.5578 By:/s/Tara L. Rosenfeld Chase A. Berger, Esq. FL Bar No.: 083794 Tara L. Rosenfeld Florida Bar No.0059454 fcpleadings@ghidottiberg er .com Pub: March 7, 14, 2018 19430NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEIn accordance with the FL Self Storage Facility Act, (FL St. 83.8010) StorQuest located at 934 S Tyndall Parkway, Panama City, FL 32404 on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 11:30 am will sell the following units delinquent in rents and fees at public CASH sale to satisfy the lien. J152-Harry Way Items/Contents may include but not limited to: tools, hhg furn., misc items. We reserve the right to refuse any and all bids. Pub: March 5, 7, 2018 19506 SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT DIVISION MECKLENBURG COUNTY 18-CVD-3215 Aldaine S.O. Knight Plaintiff, vs. Mickia Nekesha Mobley, Defendant. Absolute Divorce To: Mickia Nekesha Mobley: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief sought is for Absolute Divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after ___________, 2018, (exclusive of said date), and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the _____ day of ____________ 2018. Ann-Rose JohnsonLewis Attorney for Plaintiff NC Bar# 42956 Johnson Lewis Law Firm, PLLC 101 N. McDowell St., Suite 226 Charlotte, N.C. 28204 Phone: (704)714-5051 March 7, 14, 21, 2018 19516 PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID ADVERTISEMENT FOR CAUSEWAY RESTORATION PROJECT Audubon Florida is accepting electronically submitted bids (in .pdf format) from qualified vendors for the St. George Island Cause way Restoration Proj ect Bids must be received no later than May 1, 2018 5PM C ST by email in PDF format only to Project Manager Caroline Stahala at cstahala@audubon .org Bids received after the above date and time, or in any other location than the address above, will not be considered. An optional pre bid meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2018 Please email Project Manager Caroline Stahala for details. The St. George Island Causeway is owned by the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve. It is a designated Critical Wildlife Area by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and is closed to access between March 1 and October 1 each year. While this meeting is not mandatory, it is highly encouraged to see the project site. Transportation by boat to the causeway will be provided for the pre-bid meeting. Audubon Florida reserves the right to waive any and all bids based on past performance. All Minority, Woman and Small Businesses are encouraged to apply. Only responsive bids that are determined to meet the requirements and criteria set forth by Audu$2999-NEW METAL ROOF for the Doublewide!! (up to 28x60) Licensed & Insured. Guyson Construction & Roofing (850) 258-5856 CALLTODAY $2999-NEW METAL ROOF for the Doublewide!! 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CLASSIFIEDSPage D4 | The News Herald | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is an aggressive leader in the new contracts to build various ships at their Panama City, FL location has immediate openings for the following positions: Ship tters Â€ Structural Welders Pipe tters Â€ Marine Electricians Painters/Sandblasters Â€ Carpenters Eastern offers a competitive salary and bene ts package including 401(K) and company-paid health, dental & life insurance. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Af rmative Action Employer. All quali ed applicants will received consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, of local laws. Quali ed applicants may submit their resume/application in con dence to Human Resource, 13300 Allaton Road, Panama City, FL 32404 or via e-mail: HR@Easternshipbuilding.com NF-1179687 Guest ServicesExperience Preferred Competitive Salary. Gulf Crest Condominiums 8715 Surf Drive. Apply in person Tue thru Fri., 8:30-5:00 or Call 850-233-9369. Web ID#: 34329421 Natural Retreats FT Job Opportunity !Retreat Coordinator -Front Desk/Guest Service/Housekeeping/Laundry duties. Ensure guests have accurate info & homes are guest ready. Interface with all guests upon arrival, address and correctly distribute guest requests. Document & report all guest and owner communication and resolutions. FT; varying shifts; benefits. Please send resumes to recruiting@naturalretreats.com Office ManagerAn established flooring company, 20 plus successful years, located in Panama City Beach is seeking to add a motivated Office Manager to our team. Prior flooring/construction/Designer/Retail experience is preferred Pay is depending on experience. Â•Bachelor Degree in Accounting / Business required. Â3-5 Years of Management experience. ÂPosition will handle some HR tasks. Please send resumes to erin@classiccarpetspcb.com No phone calls please. Sales PersonAn established flooring company, 20 plus successful years, located in Panama City Beach is seeking to add a motivated sales person to our team. Prior flooring/construction/Designer/Retail experience is preferred ÂProfessional appearance and demeanor Self-motivated team player w/strong work ethic ÂAbility to read blueprints, field measure and calculate measurements, for design and job processing ÂWorking independently as well w/other team members ÂInterior design skills in coordinating tile, wood, carpet, and other flooring within the setting. ÂRFMS software knowledge This position is a high potential commission job w/draw to get you started. We request candidates submit their resume Bill@classiccarpetspcb.com No phone calls please. bon Florida will be considered. For a copy of the bid packet, email cstahala @audubon.org Pub: March 7, 11, 2018 19550 NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 865.09, FLORIDA STATUTES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of: Vintage Farms Market located at 4180 Kingfish Drive, in the County of Bay, in the City of Panama City Beach, Florida, 32408 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Panama City Beach, Florida, this 2nd day of March, 2018. Mary Carol Vickery Pub: March 7, 2018 19530 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO: 17-906-CP IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MARY SUE THAMES NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of Mary Sue Thames, deceased, whose date of death was April 13, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Bay County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 300 East 4th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401. The names and addresses of the co-personal representative and the co-personal representa-tiveÂ’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedentÂ’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedentÂ’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTÂ’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 7, 2018. CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Elizabeth Ann Holland 1241 Beverly Drive Alcoa, TN 37701 CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Virginia Carol Dodson 129 Walden Lane Fredericksberg, VA 22406 ATTORNEY FOR CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: Joseph Sylva, Jr., Esq. FL Bar# 0352860 SILVA LAW GROUP, P.A. 307 Wilson Ave., Ste 18 Panama City, FL 32401 (850)747-1900 -Phone joseph@jsivlalaw .com Pub: March 7, 14, 2018 19572 CITY OF PANAMA CITY BEACH PLANNING BOARD MEETING D A TE: March 12, 2018 MEETING TIME: 2:00 P. M. PLACE: City of Panama City Beach City Hall AnnexREVISED AGENDAITEM NO 1 Continued to April 9, 2018 Meeting -Request approval for a Large Site Development. The proposed plan is to develop a mixed use district with extensive public amenities. The subject property is approximately thirty-three (33) acres located at 10292 Front Beach Road. ITEM NO 2 Ordinance 1449 -Proposed Changes to the LDC regarding the term Â“usedÂ” in Sections 4.04.01 and 4.05.03 ITEM NO 3 Ordinance 1450 -PUD Master Plan Invalidation Process All interested persons are invited to attend and to present information for the BoardÂ’s consideration. Further information may be obtained from the Building & Planning Department at 233-5054, extension 2313. Anyone not appearing in person may submit written comments to the Building & Planning Department at 116 S. Arnold Road, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413, any time prior to the stated meeting time. All comments received will be considered before final action is taken. If a person decides to appeal a decision of the Planning Board, a record of the proceedings will be needed. Such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Any person requiring a special accommodation at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the Jo Smith, City Clerk at City Hall, 110 S. Arnold Road, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413 or by phone at (850) 233-5100. If you are hearing impaired and you possess TDD equipment, you may contact the City Clerk using the Florida Dual Party Relay system which can be reached at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Notice is hereby provided that one or more members of the City Council or other City boards may attend and speak at the meeting. Pub: March 7, 2018 19556 CITY OF PANAMA CITY BEACH NOTICE OF INTENT The City of Panama City Beach intends to issue approval of the following site plan for which application was made. Name of applicant: Starbucks Location of property for which approval is sought: 98 Richard Jackson Boulevard. Nature of approval sought by the applicant: Development Order Approval The application has been reviewed and will be approved five (5) days from the date of the publication of this notice. An adversely affected person may file a written request for a hearing with the Building and Planning Department prior to approval in five (5) days. The written request for a hearing shall identify the specific sections of the Comprehensive Plan and/or the LDC that the application violates and describe how such sections are not met. Upon receipt of the written request for a hearing, the Building and Planning Department will schedule a quasi-judicial hearing on the application before the Planning Board. Pub: March 7, 2018 19580 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, JUVENILE DIVISION, FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, BAY COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2016-DP-0257-A Division: A IN THE INTEREST OF: P.H. DOB: 07/16/2016 MINOR CHILD NOTICE OF ACTION (SEC. 39.801 (b) FS) The State of Florida to JAMES HOLDER, legal father of the child, P.H., whose last known residence and address is 5831 Lebanon Road, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129. You are hereby notified that a Petition under oath has been filed in the above styled Court concerning Termination of Parental Rights in the case of P.H., minor child, for placement with a licensed child placing agency or the Department for the purposes of subsequent adoption. You are hereby noticed that an Advisory Hearing will be held before the Honorable Ana M. Garcia, Judge of the Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, at the Bay County Juvenile Justice Courthouse, 533 E. 11th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401, on the 4th day of April 2018 at the hour of 8:30 a.m., C.T. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION. BILL KINSAUL, Clerk of Circuit Court By: Sharon Ford Deputy Clerk Pub: March 7, 12, 19, 26, 2018 PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN MARY(Never known to fail). Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary Mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You, who gave me the Devine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in Eternal Glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. GL LOSTMoney envelope from local bank in parking lot area behind Granny CantrellÂ’s on 23rd St. -No questions asked. Reward if returned. Call: 850-866-0001 LOSTMolly is a 10 pound white female maltese doggy 4 years old. She is missing from her home in Carrabelle since Feb 13, 2018. She had a collar, name tag, and she is chipped. Any information would be appreciated. She is very much loved. Reward. Contact Marian Morris 850-294-9664 We Buy Anything OldItems we buy include: Signs (Gas and Oil, Soda, Tobacco, etc.) Images (Time Types, Ambrotypes, CDVs, etc) Antique Weaponry, Primitives, Antique Furniture, Clocks, Country Store Items, Jewelry. Taxisdermy, Oddities, Pottery, Architectural Items, Militaria, Folk Art, Lamps and a whole lot more! We pay cash! Contact Kris Clark 706 474 3443 Beach West End 254 Eagle Drive (Next to Holiday Golf Course) Saturday, March 10th Starting at 8:00amGARAGE SALE IN COLONY CLUB !Household items, cameras,furniture, knick knacks, books, toys, beer making equipment, electronics, etc. Cove 1309 Cheery Street (East on Cherry Street from Cove Elementary to intersection with Cove Terrace) March 9th and 10th Starting at 9:00amMOVING SALE U WILL NOT BELIEVE !After fire sale...some smoke, soot and a little elbow grease= great bargains: Rinnai Tankless Gas Water Heater Carrier 410A Air Condensing Unit 5 Stainless Steel Appliances Claw Footed Tub w/faucet Armoire Organized Closet Furniture Antique Vanity w/marble top and sink Antique Buffet Antique Dressing Mirror Iron Bed Headboard/footboard/b onnet Oak wood flooring, granite countertop There is lots more! Panama City 6832 Bayou George Dr. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Starting at 7:00amMOVING SALEAntiques, furniture, freezer, household, too much to list! 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